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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 "Refuge," the speaker imagines a teen girl in a camp in what country?
2. In “Watershed,” D’s first husband was what?
3. In “Theatrical Improvisation,” a person says that a woman pulled something from her head and told her what?
4. In "Charity," the speaker describes an elderly woman as she does what?
5. In “Watershed,” the speaker describes the poor choices made by whom, including keeping the chemical leak secret?
Short Essay Questions
1. An actor in "Theatrical Improvisation" says that they were given a piece of paper to draw what they experienced. What are a few of their experiences?
2. To what does the speaker in “Dusk” compare life with her teenage daughter?
3. What does the speaker observe in “Beatific”?
4. In "Theatrical Improvisation," what do two of the people remember?
5. How does Dupont end up acquiring J's land in "Watershed"?
6. How does the speaker feel in “In Your Condition”?
7. Of what is the speaker ashamed in “Annunciation”?
8. What are two things the speaker imagines in “Refuge”?
9. What takes place in “Urban Youth”?
10. How is “The Everlasting Self” described in the poem?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Part II, Smith uses letters from the 1860s. What is the purpose of these letters? What is the significance of this time period? How are you, as the reader affected by these letters? Are you surprised by these letters? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
The last poem and Part I are titled Wade in the Water. What is the meaning of the poem "Wade in the Water"? Why might the author have chosen this as the title for her collection of poetry? What is the connection between this poem and the other poems in the collection?
Essay Topic 3
The majority of Smith's poems have a connection with history. In general, what do her poems say about history? How does she support this belief? Do you agree with her? Why or why not?
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