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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 “Political Poem,” the work of these engines takes forever, and the speaker thinks of how he or she would love what?

2. In “Unrest in Baton Rouge,” how is love described?

3. In “Theatrical Improvisation,” what does the audience begin to sense?

4. In “The United States Welcomes You,” the speaker asks if the person is there in regard to whom?

5. A comparison is made in "The Everlasting Self" of an old love to what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What malformations are described in "Watershed"?

2. What does the audience begin to sense in "Theatrical Improvisation"?

3. What do the women say to the man, as they crouch down around him in "Theatrical Improvisation"?

4. What takes place in “Urban Youth”?

5. To what is the like girl compared in “4 1/2”?

6. How is “The Everlasting Self” described in the poem?

7. What does the speaker look for in "Eternity: Nanluoguxiang Alley"? What does she find?

8. What is described in "Unrest in Baton Rouge"?

9. In "Eternity: Lama Temple," what does the speaker notice around him or her?

10. In "Theatrical Improvisation," what do two of the people remember?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the overall writing style of the poet? Why might she choose to write her poems this way? How does this writing style affect the reader and the flow of the poems? What other ways does her writing style affect the reader?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

"The United States Welcomes You" is filled with questions. What are a few of these questions? What are two other poems by Smith that include questions? What is the purpose of these questions? Do you find these questions engaging? Why or why not?

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