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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. Who wrote "Dramatic Monologue: Carving the Voice, Carving the Masks?"
(a) St. Andrew.
(b) St. John.
(c) Mitchell.
(d) McMillian.

2. What tool is the student asked to use to create in this section?
(a) Crayons.
(b) Spoon.
(c) Hammer.
(d) Rubber band.

3. Students are required to avoid what item in their work?
(a) Flowery language.
(b) Cliches.
(c) Common words.
(d) Antonyms.

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

5. Which author wrote "Breaking the Sentence; or, "No Sentences but in Things?"
(a) Jackson.
(b) Snively.
(c) Mitchell.
(d) Morrison.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many lists are used in the second section?

2. "In the Waiting Room" encourages students to imitate what in a poem?

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

4. "As/Like/Finish the Sentence" calls for the student to answer how many questions?

5. Who contributed "Translations: Idea to Image?"

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why are tabloids good fodder for poetry?

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

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

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

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

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

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