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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 "Ars Poetica as the Maker," what does the speaker try to stretch the clay slab into?
(a) Trees.
(b) Heather.
(c) Five blades of light.
(d) Reason.

2. In "Not Even," what is the word for love in the speaker's language?
(a) Yeu.
(b) Lin.
(c) Fani.
(d) Amore.

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

4. What is each wave in "Toy Boat" like?
(a) A green lamp.
(b) A windchime.
(c) A washing machine.
(d) A cycle.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In "Reasons for Staying," what is the speaker's "last address"?

4. In "Nothing," what does Peter's grandmother survive?

5. In "Reasons for Staying," where do the speaker's best words come from?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the poem "Toy Boat" about?

5. Where does the speaker in "The Punctum" visit?

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

7. What does the speaker do with Peter in "Nothing"?

8. What does the speaker eventually realize about himself and the man in the movie in "Künstlerroman"?

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

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

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