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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. Students are encouraged to use unusual words through which method?
(a) Creating adjectives.
(b) Googling "unusual words."
(c) Writing in Pig Latin.
(d) Adding prefixes and suffixes.

2. "Smash Palace" teaches students the importance of which item?
(a) Grammar
(b) Diversion.
(c) Spelling.
(d) Punctuation.

3. "Cut-and-Shuffle" encourages:
(a) Round robins.
(b) Nonsensical words.
(c) Freedom of speech.
(d) Juxtaposition.

4. In this section, students will create what item?
(a) Haiku.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Simile.
(d) Quatrain.

5. In "Free-Verse Lineation," what is the format used in the original poem?
(a) Free verse.
(b) Prose.
(c) Sonnet.
(d) Villianelle.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Shall We Dance?" refers to what technique?

2. How many poems will result from this group of exercises?

3. What famous poet is referred to in "Rhapsodizing Repetitions?"

4. "The Props Assist the House" introduces which tool?

5. What is the name of the method that teaches the use of rhythm and sound in free verse?

Short Essay Questions

1. Name two exercises that give students ideas on how to jump start or rewrite a poem that is not working in its present state.

2. What is the purpose of "Block, Pillar, Slab, and Beam?"

3. What is the purpose of the exercises in "Cut and Shuffle?" What technique is used?

4. Explain the difference between factual and psychological truths.

5. What is Free Verse Lineation? What is the purpose of using it in an exercise?

6. Why does the author choose to use "A Lewis Carroll Carol" as a learning tool?

7. What are the techniques employed in "Found in Translation" and "Homophonic Translation?"

8. How does the exercise on sonnets create a friendly forum and technique for students?

9. What is an "imitative fallacy?" How is it used in poetry and by whom?

10. What should students use as a basis for writing a poem in the section titled "Lyric Poetry"?

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