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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 “Theatrical Improvisation,” an actor describes how they were given paper to draw what?

2. In “Theatrical Improvisation,” the man steps back and falls down. He then describes what?

3. In “Eternity, Landscape Painting," the speaker can almost still remember what, as if this were his or her home?

4. In "In Your Condition," the speaker describes feeling how?

5. In “Eternity,” what are flying in the sky?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the speaker say about the wall in "Mutianyu, Great Wall"?

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

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

4. How does "The United States Welcomes You" end?

5. What does the speaker find in "Eternity: Songzhuang Art Village"?

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

7. What does the man in "Theatrical Improvisation" say happens when he sleeps outside a station?

8. How does Dupont end up acquiring J's land in "Watershed"?

9. What are two of the questions asked in "The United States Welcomes You"?

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

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

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

Is it important for a writer or artist to have a body of work that clearly shows that it belongs to a certain writer or artist? Why or why not? What writers and/or other artists you can think of that have a distinct style? What is their style?

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