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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Dear Rose - Woodworking at the End of the World, Pages 96 - 113).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "Künstlerroman," when does the speaker dance with his mother?
(a) During her second wedding.
(b) During a wedding.
(c) During his own graduation.
(d) During a huge snowstorm.

3. In "Scavengers," what does the speaker compare himself and his lover to?
(a) Trout on the shore.
(b) Songs.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Poems.

4. In "The Bull," how does the night appear around the bull?
(a) Green.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Purple.
(d) Black.

5. In "Dear Rose," whose death does Rose feel responsible for?
(a) Her husband's.
(b) Her daughter's.
(c) Her brother's.
(d) Her mother's.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Not Even," what does the speaker say he used to be?

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

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

4. In "Dear Rose," why is the speaker's mother harassed in her native country?

5. In "Ars Poetica as the Maker," what does the speaker dip his fingers back into?

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