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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "Divorce," the author wakes suddenly and hears what?
(a) Barking.
(b) Scratching.
(c) Crying.
(d) Yelling.

3. Who is the author of "Unveiling the Vietnam Memorial"?
(a) David Keefe.
(b) Robert Phillips.
(c) Susan V. Meyers.
(d) Fran Castan.

4. Who wrote "A Game Nobody Won"?
(a) Susan Marie Scavo.
(b) Yamanoguchi Baku.
(c) Leroy V. Quintana.
(d) Sekine Hiroshi.

5. Who wrote "I Give You Back"?
(a) Tina Letcher.
(b) Jane Hirshfield.
(c) Nicanor Parra.
(d) Joy Harjo.

6. Who wrote "The Lost Glove Is Happy"?
(a) Kasey Jueds.
(b) Catherine Bowman.
(c) Mary Ann Wehler.
(d) Nuala Archer.

7. In "How Forgetting Works in Late Winter," mounds of snow exhale under the what?
(a) Blue sky.
(b) Clouds.
(c) Pines.
(d) Mountains.

8. "Autumn Quince" was written by whom?
(a) Morton Marcus.
(b) Nicanor Parra.
(c) Jane Hirshfield.
(d) Catherine Bowman.

9. How is Tutu's hair described in "Tutu on the Curb"?
(a) In a bun.
(b) Short and cropped.
(c) Braided and long.
(d) Hanging loose.

10. Where did the narrator find his ancestor's name in "Letter to an Ancestor"?
(a) A painting.
(b) A census book.
(c) A newspaper.
(d) A personal letter.

11. "Journey" is written by whom?
(a) Joy Harjo.
(b) Jeffrey Shotts.
(c) Kasey Jueds.
(d) Cathy Song.

12. Who wrote the poem "Fame"?
(a) Jack Brannon.
(b) Eric Zuckerman.
(c) Nicanor Parra.
(d) Mick Hatten.

13. What poem by Tony Hoagland is included in the collection?
(a) "Breath."
(b) "The Changeling."
(c) "It Was Here."
(d) "The Question."

14. In "Regrets on the Way to an Airport," the author writes that he has never filled his suitcase with remnants of what?
(a) Sky.
(b) Leaves.
(c) Clouds.
(d) Rain.

15. What does the narrator release in "I Give You Back"?
(a) Her inhibitions.
(b) Her fear.
(c) Her anger.
(d) Her memories.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of "Each Night"?

2. Who wrote "My Grandmother Told Us Jokes"?

3. Who is the author of "Regrets on the Way to an Airport"?

4. In "What Came to Me," the author takes the last piece of what from a box?

5. In Rosellen Brown's untitled poem, who asks what friends are for?

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