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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. The character in "Hill Country" leaves the stack of worn planks outside where?
2. In “Unwritten,” how does the slave feel towards her mistress?
3. In "Deadly," what two creatures are discussed?
4. The speaker of "The Greatest Personal Privation" says they do not want those who are descendants of the people sold as property to know their history. Why?
5. In "The World is Your Beautiful Younger Sister," the world is compared to what?
Short Essay Questions
1. In "The Garden of Eden," what does the narrator remember doing after she finished her shopping?
2. What are two of the circumstances in "Wade in the Water" in which the narrator describes feelings of love?
3. Why does God in "Hill Country" roll down the windows of his jeep? What else does he do that is connected to this?
4. In "Ghazal," to what does the narrator compare the working of the field?
5. How does the poem "The Greatest Personal Privation" begin?
6. What is the difference between the power of a tiger and the power of man, according to the narrator in the poem "Deadly"?
7. How is the destruction of the world compared to a sister who is abused in "The World is Your Beautiful Younger Sister"?
8. From where does the character in "Hill Country" come?
9. What is the understanding of work for the characters in "Realm of Shades"?
10. In "The Greatest Personal Privation," what does the narrator say in Stanza 1?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In “Eternity, Lama Temple,” what is the significance of each of the speaker’s observations? How do these observations affect the speaker? Why? What is the relationship between these observations and the title of the poem?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Several of Smith’s poems are about motherhood and the relationship between a parent and child. What are two of these poems? What does each of these poems say about parenthood and/or the parent-child relationship? What is the overall feel of these two poems? Why?
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