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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. Using one of the words, the student is encouraged to create what?
(a) Logical assumption.
(b) Non-sequitir.
(c) Antonym.
(d) Free thought.

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

3. Approximately how many writing exercises are included in the book?
(a) 50.
(b) 75.
(c) 90.
(d) 100.

4. Which item is not in the list of items?
(a) Order.
(b) Rage.
(c) Justice.
(d) Sympathy.

5. "A Little Night Music: The Narrative Metaphor" uses what as a base?
(a) Favorite song.
(b) Personal experience.
(c) Movie plot.
(d) Character in a book.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Our Suits, Ourselves" asks students to compare themselves with:

2. Which of the following is not included among the required elements in this section?

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

4. The first exercise is directed to examine initial encounters with what item?

5. What topic is addressed in "Letter Poems?"

Short Essay Questions

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

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

5. Explain how acting as a narrator for the famous encounter might change the tone of the finished poem?

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

7. Why does Michael Pettit refer to the work of Walt Whitman?

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

9. What is the purpose of wearing a costume or mask when writing?

10. Why does Rita Dove choose to use a kitchen as a point of reference for a poem?

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