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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. Where did the scene with the handkerchief take place?
(a) In Mother's Kitchen.
(b) Las Vegas.
(c) On a train.
(d) New York.

2. How long do students have to draw their initial image?
(a) 10 minutes.
(b) 3 minutes.
(c) 15 minutes.
(d) 5 minutes.

3. The author claims that poems created in this way will be:
(a) Telling and creative.
(b) Traumatic and deep.
(c) Vivid and transparent.
(d) Varied and significant.

4. What topic is addressed in "Letter Poems?"
(a) Being in prison.
(b) Eavesdropping.
(c) Lost love.
(d) Childhood fantasies.

5. In this section, students are encouraged to write about what topic?
(a) Personal encounter.
(b) Unrequited love.
(c) Chivalry.
(d) Linens.

Short Answer Questions

1. Students are often confused by what word?

2. "Voice" can also mean:

3. "The Unconscious as Gold Mine" consists of how many exercises?

4. The author in this section refers to which famous poet?

5. What example is not used in this section?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why are tabloids good fodder for poetry?

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

4. What is the technique outlined in "A Little Night Music: the Narrative Metaphor?"

5. Why does Dove insist that students use their first drawings for the poetry exercise?

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

7. How do the drawings used in "Your Mother's Kitchen" affect the final outcome of the poems?

8. What is the purpose of "The Unconscious As Gold Mine?"

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

10. Explain the process used in "A Journey to Nowhere" by Susan Snively.

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