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

2. Why does the speaker say he kept dancing even though the song had finished in "Not Even"?
(a) It felt like love.
(b) It made him love his partner.
(c) It freed him.
(d) It felt painful.

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

4. In "Amazon History of a Former Nail Salon Worker," what purchase does the worker make that seems to be in anticipation of her death?
(a) An urn.
(b) A photo album.
(c) A suitcase.
(d) A diary.

5. In "Reasons for Staying," what is the only thing that rhymes with music?
(a) Summer.
(b) Music.
(c) Winter.
(d) Poetry.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Nothing," what does the speaker brush from Peter's beard?

2. In "Reasons for Staying," by what light does the speaker read his books?

3. In "No One Knows the Way to Heaven," where does the speaker see his own reflection?

4. In "Tell Me Something Good," what does the speaker's mother's boyfriend smell like?

5. In "Künstlerroman," when does the speaker dance with his mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does the speaker wish to communicate with in "No One Knows the Way to Heaven"?

2. In "Scavengers," who is the speaker with and in what context?

3. What does the speaker make a list of in "Reasons for Staying"?

4. What does the speaker in "The Punctum" learn about?

5. Where does the main in the movie keep returning to in "Künstlerroman"?

6. What particular item in "Amazon History of a Former Nail Salon Worker" is ominous and morbid?

7. In "Nothing," what does the speaker wonder about himself and Peter?

8. What are some reasons the speaker wants to stay in his hometown in "Reasons for Staying"?

9. What does the speaker do with the movie in "Künstlerroman"?

10. What items point to the suffering of the speaker's mother in "Amazon History of a Former Nail Salon Worker"?

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