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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. The author in this section refers to which holiday?
(a) Christmas.
(b) Halloween.
(c) New Year's Eve.
(d) Memorial Day.

2. How many lists are students required to save?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 7.

3. In which section are journal entries referred to as a source of material?
(a) "Material Gathering"
(b) "Only Connect".
(c) "Poetic Journaling"..
(d) "Subconscious Writing".

4. "The Peasant Wedding" uses art from which famous artist?
(a) Picasso.
(b) Pollock.
(c) Manet.
(d) Bruegel.

5. Who caught the handkerchief?
(a) Dolly.
(b) Delores.
(c) Deborah.
(d) Dottie.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote the section about the handkerchief?

2. Using one of the words, the student is encouraged to create what?

3. "One's-Self, En Masse" begins with a quote by which famous poet?

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

5. In "Estrangement and Reconciliation," with whom does the student argue?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the two steps required in the exercise in "As/like/Finish the Sentence?"

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

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

4. What is the general purpose of THE PRACTICE OF POETRY by Robin Behn?

5. What will students gain by completing the exercise in "First Words?"

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

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

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

9. Why are students required to write a serious poem about a tabloid story?

10. Explain the technique and purpose behind the exercise in "The Widow."

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