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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Old Glory a nickname for in the poem by the same title?
(a) The American flag.
(b) A car.
(c) A hitman.
(d) The cumberbund.

2. In "Dear Sara," what is the shade of Sara's shoes?
(a) Night.
(b) Bruise.
(c) Dirty paper.
(d) Sand.

3. In "Snow Theory," when was the last time the speaker has killed anything?
(a) 2017.
(b) 2010.
(c) 2000.
(d) 2006.

4. In "Beautiful Short Loser, what does the speaker tell the police officer who pulls him over he does not believe in?
(a) Time.
(b) Friendship.
(c) Money.
(d) Love.

5. In "Beautiful Short Loser," what is everywhere inside the speaker's head?
(a) Love.
(b) Hate.
(c) Peace.
(d) War.

6. In "American Legend," what does the speaker compare his father's aftershave to?
(a) Spring.
(b) Summer.
(c) Fall.
(d) Winter.

7. In "The Last Prom Queen in Antarctica," what does the boy do after his sifts at McDonald's?
(a) Race his car.
(b) Eat.
(c) Cry in his car.
(d) Call his mother.

8. In "Dear Sara," what does the speaker say he is trying to do?
(a) Cook for himself.
(b) Die with honor.
(c) Stay clean.
(d) Find a job.

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

10. In "Dear Peter," what does the speaker say he is still afraid of?
(a) Jell-O.
(b) Friends.
(c) Cereal.
(d) Butterflies.

11. What do the houses do one by one in "Snow Theory"?
(a) Lose their heating.
(b) Light their trees.
(c) Turn off their lights.
(d) Burn.

12. In "Snow Theory," what does the speaker think of when he dog-ears the book?
(a) Loneliness.
(b) Masturbation.
(c) His mother.
(d) Horror movies.

13. In "The Last Dinosaurs," what does the speaker eat?
(a) Meat.
(b) Dirt.
(c) Only vegetables.
(d) The apple.

14. What does the speaker in "Skinny Dipping" think the fall will do to him?
(a) Kill him.
(b) Heal him.
(c) Make his dreams come true.
(d) Injure him.

15. In "American Legend," who does the speaker call after the crash?
(a) His mother.
(b) His sister.
(c) His brother.
(d) His father.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "American Legend," what is the speaker taking his dog for?

2. In "Dear Sara," what do sleeping elephants look like?

3. In "American Legend," what does the dog do after the crash?

4. In "American Legend," what is the dog's name?

5. What does the speaker in "Skinny Dipping" wear as he falls?

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