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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Not Even - Künstlerroman, Pages 45 - 74).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Not Even," what does napalm have?
(a) A foe.
(b) A friend.
(c) A "rainbow afterglow."
(d) A legacy.

2. What does winning look like to the speaker at the end of "Dear Peter"?
(a) His fingers shaking.
(b) His being able to cook.
(c) His being able to clean.
(d) His getting a new job.

3. In "Not Even," where does the speaker get off of the Amtrak train?
(a) Indianapolis.
(b) Helena.
(c) Missoula.
(d) San Francisco.

4. In "Scavengers," who does the fisherman become at the end of the poem?
(a) A boy with too much to carry.
(b) A husband.
(c) A priest.
(d) A ghost.

5. In "Waterline," what does the speaker ask for?
(a) A prayer.
(b) One eighth day.
(c) A sign.
(d) A lover.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Beautiful Short Loser," what is nobody free without first doing?

2. In "The Last Dinosaurs," what does the dinosaur say when "they" ask him what it is like?

3. In "The Bull," where does the bull appear?

4. In "Nothing," what does the speaker imagine as rising from the bread?

5. In "American Legend," why does the speaker say he crashed the car?

(see the answer key)

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