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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) Elizabeth.
(b) Rita.
(c) Samantha.
(d) Angel.

2. "A Serenade" is written by whom?
(a) Susan Marie Scavo.
(b) Sekine Hiroshi.
(c) Yamanoguchi Baku.
(d) Leroy V. Quintana.

3. In the poem "Fame," fame does not care what?
(a) Who wants it.
(b) Who gets in its way.
(c) Who can't handle it.
(d) Who it destroys.

4. Who wrote the poem "Avalanche"?
(a) David B. Prather.
(b) John Phillip Santos.
(c) Eric Zuckerman.
(d) Ali Abunimah.

5. Who had shown the author how to play hide and seek in "Words My Friend Can't Bring Himself to Say"?
(a) Miss Patty.
(b) Miss Emily.
(c) Miss Becky.
(d) Miss Betty.

6. In "Thinking of What the Jury is Deliberating," the author wants the man to spend the rest of his life in a cell with what on the wall?
(a) Psalms.
(b) The faces of those he killed.
(c) A calendar marking his execution.
(d) Writings of death.

7. Who wrote "The Memory Prayer"?
(a) Diana Der-Hovanessian.
(b) Frances Richard.
(c) John Phillip Santos.
(d) Fran Castan.

8. Who wrote the poem "Sister"?
(a) Catherine Bowman.
(b) Sekine Hiroshi.
(c) Andy Young.
(d) Ali Abunimah.

9. What poem of Rolf Jacobsen's is included in the collection?
(a) "It Was Here."
(b) "The Question."
(c) "Silence."
(d) "Breath."

10. What is the name of the narrator's son in "Tough Ride"?
(a) David.
(b) Joshua.
(c) Jacob.
(d) Dennis.

11. Who is the author of "Going Home"?
(a) Tom Absher.
(b) Ben Judson.
(c) Jane Kenyon.
(d) Marissa C. Martinez.

12. Who is the author of "That Kind of Marriage"?
(a) Vern Rutsala.
(b) Hayan Charara.
(c) James Baker Hall.
(d) John Sangster.

13. Who wrote the poem "Mindleaving"?
(a) Hayan Charara.
(b) Lucille Clifton.
(c) Andy Young.
(d) Nuala Archer.

14. Who is the author of the poem "Garage Sale"?
(a) Jane Kenyon.
(b) Jack Gilbert.
(c) Sekine Hiroshi.
(d) Brian Andreas.

15. In Rosellen Brown's untitled poem, who asks what friends are for?
(a) Father.
(b) Uncle.
(c) Mother.
(d) Grandmother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of store does the cashier work at in "Work"?

2. In "Truth," the author's world has always been what?

3. The poem "Christmas" is written by whom?

4. Who is the author of "My Valhalla"?

5. What is punctuation in the air in the poem "Insurance"?

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