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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What does the speaker do at 2 a.m. in "You Guys"?
(a) Go drinking.
(b) Brush his teeth.
(c) Sing.
(d) Eat.
2. In "Dear T," what does the speaker hope to do with writing?
(a) Make a difference to students.
(b) Find a better way to love.
(c) Make more money.
(d) Bring his friend back to life.
3. In "You Guys," what does the speaker and his friend celebrate?
(a) His friend's birthday.
(b) His birthday.
(c) His wedding.
(d) What would have been his friend's mother's 56th birthday.
4. What is Old Glory a nickname for in the poem by the same title?
(a) A hitman.
(b) The American flag.
(c) The cumberbund.
(d) A car.
5. In "Dear Sara," what does Sara look out at at the end of the poem?
(a) Ants.
(b) Clouds.
(c) Hens.
(d) Leafless trees.
Short Answer Questions
1. In "The Last Prom Queen in Antarctica," what does the speaker "cut his teeth on"?
2. What does the fall actually do to the speaker in "Skinny Dipping"?
3. In "You Guys," what friend does the speaker watch television with?
4. In "You Guys," what does the speaker swear to do at the end of the poem?
5. In "Dear T," what does T know as a boy?
Short Essay Questions
1. In "American Legend," what does the speaker suspect about himself and his motivations during the car crash?
2. In "The Last Prom Queen in Antarctica," what does the speaker think he learns from the crying boy?
3. In "Dear T," what does the speaker hope that writing can do, even though he knows this is impossible?
4. In "Rise and Shine," what does the speaker do to try to atone for treating his mother badly?
5. In "Skinny Dipping," what does the speaker yearn for?
6. In "Dear T," what does the speaker remember?
7. In "Rise and Shine," how does the speaker betray his own mother?
8. In "The Bull," how does the boy feel about the bull?
9. In "Dear Peter," where is the speaker?
10. In "Dear Sara," what does Sara ask the speaker about?
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