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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. Who does the speaker in "Ghazal" say has been taught their name?
2. In "The Greatest Personal Privation," if these people turn out to be evil, then the speaker and others like her will meet this evil how?
3. In “I Will Tell You the Truth About This, I Will Tell You All About It,” to whom does a slave write, asking him if he is now legally free?
4. The character in "Hill Country" can almost believe in what?
5. For what does the speaker in “Unwritten” feel that Mary and all others like her must answer?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the poet say about age in "I Will Tell You the Truth About This, I will Tell You All About It"?
2. How have those who are attacked in "Declaration" respond? How do the attackers react?
3. What does the stranger say to the narrator in "Wade in the Water"? How does this affect the narrator?
4. What is the difference between the power of a tiger and the power of man, according to the narrator in the poem "Deadly"?
5. After the letters in "I Will Tell You the Truth About This, I will Tell You All About It," what does the poet include?
6. In "Ghazal," to what does the narrator compare the working of the field?
7. What takes place in the second letter of "I Will Tell You the Truth About This, I will Tell You All About It"?
8. What is the reason given in "I Will Tell You the Truth About This, I will Tell You All About It" for why the men have difficulty receiving their pensions?
9. What are two of the circumstances in "Wade in the Water" in which the narrator describes feelings of love?
10. What does the narrator in "A Man's World" say will happen to someone who is shown the whole world?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Tracy uses simple, yet meaningful, descriptive language in her poems. Describe the language used in these poems. What similarities can be found within all of the poems? How does her descriptive language affect the tone of the poems as well as the feelings of the reader?
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
In "Eternity, Landscape Painting,” the speaker asks what the soul is allowed to take with it. Why does the speaker ask this? What does she wonder if the soul can take with it? Why might these be important to the poet and significant to this poem? What is the connection between this question and the title of the poem?
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