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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 15: pages 161-170.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the poem "Work," what is the cashier's name?
(a) Samantha.
(b) Elizabeth.
(c) Angel.
(d) Rita.

2. Who wrote "Ghazal (For William Stafford)"?
(a) Jay Bremyer.
(b) Morton Marcus.
(c) David Keefe.
(d) Mick Hatten.

3. What does the author find when he flees, trying to stay alone in "Simple Song of Being Oneself"?
(a) Fortune and kindness.
(b) Truth and danger.
(c) Lies and pain.
(d) Death and fear.

4. In "Naming," the author has lost the meaning of words, but she still knows the meaning of sugar and what?
(a) Flour.
(b) Spices.
(c) Pine needle.
(d) Salt.

5. Who does the author tell to write his name on everything that belongs to him in "What the Stones Knew"?
(a) His wife.
(b) His daugter.
(c) His mother.
(d) His son.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Thinking of What the Jury is Deliberating" was written by whom?

2. Who is the author of "Secret of Life"?

3. Who is the author of "Unveiling the Vietnam Memorial"?

4. Who is the author of "The New Blade"?

5. Who do people curse in the poem "Avalanche"?

(see the answer key)

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