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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "As/Like/Finish the Sentence" requires students to write:
(a) Quickly.
(b) Slowly.
(c) Upside down.
(d) Blindfolded.

2. The author of this section encourages students to write about what topic?
(a) Self preservation.
(b) Future.
(c) Childhood.
(d) Wildnerness.

3. "Voice" can also mean:
(a) Individual personality.
(b) Parts of speech.
(c) Sound.
(d) Tone of a poem.

4. Students are often confused by what word?
(a) Quatrain.
(b) Haiku.
(c) Syntax.
(d) Imagery.

5. How many journal entries are to be used for comparison?
(a) 2.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. The poem in this section should contain how many lines as a minimum?

2. What is the name of Maxine Kumin's contribution?

3. "Five Easy Pieces" actually has how many steps?

4. Maura Stanton's character hates what object?

5. "Chanting Flowers off the Wall" is effective when used in what way?

Short Essay Questions

1. What type of audience is most suited to the exercise in "The Widow?"

2. Why is it important to teach beginning poets about the use of specific images?

3. Why is it important to experience writing in another person's voice?

4. Explain the steps used in "Five Easy Pieces."

5. Explain the purpose of presenting exercises to be used in groups.

6. Explain the purpose of "Translations: Idea to Change."

7. Explain the exercise featured in "Quilting in the Ditch."

8. Why are tabloids good fodder for poetry?

9. Why does Rita Dove ask students to use crayons to draw pictures of their homes?

10. What is the main purpose of "The Things of This World: Image and Metaphor?"

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