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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 "Beautiful Short Loser," what does the speaker wear?
(a) A wedding dress on backwards.
(b) A bracelet.
(c) A ring.
(d) A backwards hat.

2. In "American Legend," who is the passenger in the car?
(a) The father.
(b) The mother.
(c) The speaker.
(d) The friend.

3. In "Künstlerroman," what does the speaker do with the movie once it ends?
(a) Watches it backwards.
(b) Throws it away.
(c) Asks his mother to watch it with him.
(d) Reviews it.

4. In "Not Even," what does the speaker "throw himself" into?
(a) Gravity.
(b) Pain.
(c) His job.
(d) Helplessness.

5. In "Not Even," what does the speaker decide he wants from now on at the end of the poem?
(a) Heartache.
(b) Stillness.
(c) Joy.
(d) Fame.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "American Legend," who is driving?

2. In "Amazon History of a Former Nail Salon Worker," what painkiller does the worker buy?

3. In "Scavengers," who does the fisherman become at the end of the poem?

4. In "Künstlerroman," what is the street the speaker's car crashed on?

5. In "Nothing," what do ghosts who are family say?

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