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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Not Even," what does the speaker suggest "made" his people instead of "the crash"?
(a) The sun.
(b) The sea.
(c) The debris.
(d) The moon.

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

3. In "Reasons for Staying," mercy is small, but what is smaller?
(a) The sun.
(b) The stars.
(c) The earth.
(d) The moon.

4. Where does the speaker say he will not dance alone in "Not Even"?
(a) The club.
(b) The homestead.
(c) The rally.
(d) The municipal graveyard at midnight.

5. In "Not Even," what does the woman on the train bring to the speaker?
(a) A scarf.
(b) Tea.
(c) Chocolate.
(d) A sandwich.

6. In "Not Even," what does the speaker want to say to his mother as her body bag is zipped?
(a) You won.
(b) Godspeed.
(c) Get out of there.
(d) Finally.

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

8. In "Nothing," what does Peter's grandmother survive?
(a) The Dustbowl.
(b) The Vietnam War.
(c) The Korean War.
(d) The Holocaust.

9. In "Toy Boat," what are the sparrows "pierced by"?
(a) The song.
(b) The wind.
(c) Their names.
(d) The bullets.

10. In "Not Even," what does the speaker say a morgue can also be?
(a) An omen.
(b) A community center.
(c) A church.
(d) A library.

11. In "Nothing," what does the speaker brush from Peter's beard?
(a) Fuzz.
(b) Crumbs.
(c) Chocolate.
(d) Ice.

12. In "No One Knows the Way to Heaven," where did Evan shoot himself?
(a) The mall.
(b) The school.
(c) His bedroom.
(d) His sister's chicken coop.

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

14. Who were the victims of the poorly-documented lynchings in "The Punctum"?
(a) Mostly bankers.
(b) Mostly young girls.
(c) Mostly Mexican Chinese, and Native American.
(d) Mostly college students.

15. In "Reasons for Staying," how does the speaker describe the suicide of his uncle?
(a) As a result of isolation.
(b) As dying on purpose.
(c) As banal.
(d) As a result of drug addiction.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Amazon History of a Former Nail Salon Worker," what is one of the worker's hobbies judging from the purchase history?

2. What is each wave in "Toy Boat" like?

3. In "Not Even," what does the speaker say is necessary to "make it out of here"?

4. In "Künstlerroman," what is the name of the dog the speaker lost?

5. In "Tell Me Something Good," what does the speaker want his younger self to know?

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