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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Sharon Olds' "The Glass," she writes about her father who is dying from a tumor in which part of his body?
(a) Lungs.
(b) Stomach.
(c) Brain.
(d) Throat.

2. Which of the poets was born in the south but uses a northern perspective?
(a) Voigt.
(b) Ryan.
(c) Gluck.
(d) Palmer.

3. Robert Haas earned his Ph.D. from which university?
(a) MIT.
(b) Stanford.
(c) Berkeley.
(d) Columbia.

4. What was the name of Sylvia Plath's husband?
(a) Wakefield.
(b) Milford.
(c) Warner.
(d) Hughes.

5. The reader's ____ are a significant part of Michael Palmer's poetry.
(a) Perceptions.
(b) Dreams.
(c) Beliefs.
(d) Preferences.

6. Michael Harper wrote a poem dedicated to which famous musician?
(a) Armstrong.
(b) Miller.
(c) Coltrane.
(d) Holliday.

7. Jorie Graham's work is often referred to as being _____.
(a) Controlled.
(b) Abstract.
(c) Reckless.
(d) Methodical.

8. Who wrote "Venetian Interior, 1889?"
(a) Howard.
(b) Rich.
(c) Plath.
(d) Snyder.

9. Mary Oliver is considered to be one of the best ____ poets.
(a) Naturalist.
(b) Idealist.
(c) Realist.
(d) Surrealist.

10. Which of the following was not a job held by Amy Clampitt?
(a) Librarian.
(b) Researcher.
(c) Editor.
(d) Translator.

11. Galway Kinnell wrote about which of the following topics?
(a) Ego.
(b) Mental illness.
(c) Super ID.
(d) Closed self.

12. The poem "Planetarium" was written in honor of which astronomer?
(a) Simon.
(b) Copernicus.
(c) Galileo.
(d) Herschel.

13. Charles Simic was born in which country?
(a) Yugoslavia.
(b) Slovakia.
(c) Bosnia.
(d) Serbia.

14. Rita Dove was named as the ____ Poet Laureate.
(a) 9th.
(b) 7th.
(c) 8th.
(d) 11th.

15. Which poet wrote the poem titled, "Ebb Tide?"
(a) Graham.
(b) Hirsch.
(c) McHugh.
(d) Dove.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sylvia Plath wrote a poem in honor of God's lioness _____.

2. C.K. Williams worked as which of the following?

3. Which of the following was not one of the jobs held by Gary Snyder?

4. In what year was Robert Haas named Poet Laureate?

5. Which president is mentioned in the title of one of Wright's poems?

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