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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author refers to this section as being:
(a) Wacky.
(b) Loose.
(c) Intense.
(d) Free form.

2. How long will it take students to complete the assignment in "Short Lines and Long Lines?"
(a) 10 minutes.
(b) 1 week.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 3 days.

3. Complete the name of this chapter: ""Matthewsian Invisible ____."
(a) Hinge.
(b) Poet.
(c) Aircraft.
(d) Man.

4. The author tells students not to be afraid of what item?
(a) Revealing oneself.
(b) Spiders.
(c) The craft.
(d) Speaking in public.

5. The technique in this section is compared to what type of puzzle?
(a) Word Search.
(b) Acrostic.
(c) Crossword.
(d) Sudoku.

6. This section requires students to create a poem consisting of a minimum of how many lines?
(a) 72.
(b) 38.
(c) 40.
(d) 50.

7. Who wrote "Opposites: The Attraction of Titles?"
(a) Bern.
(b) Myerson.
(c) Dischell.
(d) Behn.

8. What adjective is best used to describe the end result?
(a) Volatile.
(b) Self-referential.
(c) Involved.
(d) Impressionistic.

9. What requires explanation and exploration?
(a) Metaphors.
(b) First impressions.
(c) Free verse.
(d) Drawings.

10. In this section, the author states that one of the hardest things for would-be poets to overcome is:
(a) Bad grades.
(b) Imagery.
(c) Self criticism.
(d) Prejudice.

11. "Twenty Little Poetry Projects" offers what item to students?
(a) Journal exercises.
(b) Step-by-step recipe.
(c) Detailed outline.
(d) Inspiration.

12. Students are encouraged to use unusual words through which method?
(a) Creating adjectives.
(b) Adding prefixes and suffixes.
(c) Writing in Pig Latin.
(d) Googling "unusual words."

13. Many times students adopt particular actions. Which action is not included on the author's list?
(a) Mannered tone.
(b) Long descriptions.
(c) Improper syntax.
(d) Archaic speech patterns.

14. Most of the exercises in this section are:
(a) Missing.
(b) Pointless.
(c) Multiple choice.
(d) Short essays.

15. "Cut-and-Shuffle" encourages:
(a) Nonsensical words.
(b) Juxtaposition.
(c) Freedom of speech.
(d) Round robins.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the topic of "'Que Sera, Sera' and Other False Premises?"

2. What phrase is each student required to use in the poem?

3. What is the purpose of "Jump Starting the Dead Poem"?

4. What are homonyms?

5. Part Six. "Musical Matters: Sound, Rhythm and the Line" contains how many exercises?

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