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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. "Our Suits, Ourselves" is considered to be:
(a) Transformative.
(b) Intense.
(c) Pointless.
(d) Justified.

2. This section encourages students to:
(a) Write in free verse.
(b) Focus on masks.
(c) Forge a poetic voice.
(d) Adopt a persona.

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

4. The first exercise is directed to examine initial encounters with what item?
(a) Poetry.
(b) Psyche.
(c) Famous Poets.
(d) Language.

5. Who contributed "Translations: Idea to Image?"
(a) Maxine Kumin.
(b) TS Eliot.
(c) Ann Lauterbach.
(d) Carol Muske.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which item is not in the list of items?

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

3. Students writing about a journey should end up where?

4. Who wrote the section about the handkerchief?

5. Who wrote "A Journey to Nowhere?"

Short Essay Questions

1. Explore Leslie Ullman's contribution to this section. Why would one argue with oneself?

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

3. Explain the exercise involving a copy of "The Peasant Wedding" by Bruegel.

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

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

6. What is the purpose of using dream notebooks and existing journal entries?

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

8. Explain the four abstractions and what students are required to do with them.

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

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

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