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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) Fame.
(b) Heartache.
(c) Joy.
(d) Stillness.

2. In "Amazon History of a Former Nail Salon Worker," what is one of the worker's hobbies judging from the purchase history?
(a) Crocheting.
(b) Running.
(c) Gardening.
(d) Painting.

3. In "Reasons for Staying," what sounds "like footsteps" when you play it?
(a) The flute.
(b) The window.
(c) The guitar.
(d) The broken piano under a bridge in Windsor.

4. In "Nothing," what do ghosts who are family say?
(a) Lies.
(b) Funny things.
(c) Prayers.
(d) Mean things.

5. In "Not Even," what does the speaker say is necessary to "make it out of here"?
(a) Pain.
(b) A miracle.
(c) Sorcery.
(d) Love.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does the speaker say he will not dance alone in "Not Even"?

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

4. In "Reasons for Staying," how does the speaker describe the suicide of his uncle?

5. In "Künstlerroman," what is the street the speaker's car crashed on?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who were the main victims of many lynchings in "The Punctum"?

2. What is one reason that the speaker is a writer in "Ars Poetica as the Maker"?

3. What does the speaker imply but not directly state in "Tell Me Something Good"?

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

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

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

7. In "The Punctum," what does the tour guide say that historians have done?

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

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

10. In "Scavengers," what kind of imagery does the speaker use?

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