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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. Yusef Komunyakaa served in which war?
(a) Vietnam.
(b) Korea.
(c) WWII.
(d) Desert Storm.

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

3. How old was Amy Clampitt when her first book was published?
(a) 58.
(b) 70.
(c) 63.
(d) 67.

4. In what year did Charles Simic bring his family to the US?
(a) 1957.
(b) 1949.
(c) 1961.
(d) 1953.

5. Marilyn Hacker previously worked as a salesperson. Which item did Hacker sell?
(a) Antique books.
(b) Encyclopedias.
(c) Vintage clothes.
(d) Modern art.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the poets also worked as a playwright?

2. Mary Oliver is considered to be one of the best ____ poets.

3. Rita Dove's work often blends history with which type of poetry?

4. Philip Levine held which of the following jobs?

5. What was Yusef Komunyakaa's birth name?

Short Essay Questions

1. Examine the theme of acceptance and the passing of time as it appears in Jorie Graham's work.

2. How did Audre Lorde often identify herself? Where was Lorde born? What was Lorde's style?

3. Who was the biggest influence in Sylvia Plath's life? When did they meet? What type of work is most often related to Plath? Plath is often grouped with which poets?

4. Where was Charles Simic born? How did his youth affect his poetry? What themes are often seen in Simic's work? What technique is often used by Simic?

5. Heather McHugh's poem, "The Typewriter's the Kind," tells the story of a writer sitting in front of a type writer. Discuss the meaning of the poem and which passage best describes what McHugh is feeling about her work.

6. What first inspired Charles Wright to write poetry? Where was Wright at the time? How can Wright's early work be characterized? How did Charles Wright's work evolve?

7. How is Sharon Olds categorized as a poet? What words are best used to describe Olds' work? What are some of Olds' most common themes?

8. Examine the theme and meaning contained in Rita Dove's "Adolescence - II." How does the theme link to Dove's other work?

9. What unique gift is expressed in Philip Levine's work? What prompted this style and choice of theme? What are some of Levine's poems included in his section?

10. Discuss Louise Gluck's poems that use a garden as the main theme. Which poems reflect this theme? Analyze at least one of the poems. Did Gluck write similar poems that are not included in this book?

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