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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In “I Will Tell You the Truth About This, I Will Tell You All About It,” a slave asks President Lincoln advise on how to leave his mistress. Why?
2. In "Garden of Eden," the speaker reflects on the fact that everyone she knew at the time was living a similar life that included hating what two things?
3. In Stanza 5 of "The Greatest Personal Privation," what happened time and time again?
4. In "The Angels," who does the speaker say spoke to angels as she was dying?
5. How does "Wade in the Water" end?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the poem "The Greatest Personal Privation" begin?
2. Why does God in "Hill Country" roll down the windows of his jeep? What else does he do that is connected to this?
3. What are two of the circumstances in "Wade in the Water" in which the narrator describes feelings of love?
4. From where does the character in "Hill Country" come?
5. What is the difference between the power of a tiger and the power of man, according to the narrator in the poem "Deadly"?
6. Where is the Garden of Eden located, and what does the narrator enjoy about it?
7. What memories does reflecting on the "Garden of Eden" bring up?
8. In "The Garden of Eden," what does the narrator remember doing after she finished her shopping?
9. How are the characters described as speaking to each other in "Driving to Ottawa"? To what is this compared?
10. In "Declaration," what have officers been sent to do?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Smith frequently uses repetition in her poetry. Give two examples of this. What is the purpose of this repetition? Is it effective? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
A couple of Smith's poems feel as if they are from the viewpoint of an audience member at a performance. Describe one of these poems. What is the connection between theatre and the subject-matter of the poem? Why might she write a poem from this perspective? Is this effective? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
Several of Smith's poems are erasure poems. What is an erasure poem? Why might she have chosen to do this? How might this change how the reader views the original document? How might these erasure poems reveal the poet's biases?
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