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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Last-Minute Message for a Time Capsule," the author writes, "we also had the righteous ones who worshiped the True Faith, and" what?
(a) "Moses."
(b) "Crucifixion."
(c) "Bible."
(d) "Holy War."

2. What poem did Siv Cedering contribute to the collection?
(a) "The Question."
(b) "Silence."
(c) "Driving."
(d) "The Changeling."

3. What kind of tree does the author climb in "Leaving the Light On"?
(a) Pine tree.
(b) Cherry tree.
(c) Redwood tree.
(d) Apple tree.

4. In "This Isn't Fair," the author's beloved leaves the room when he asks if she loves him, but he calls her back frantically to give her what?
(a) A book.
(b) An explanation.
(c) A ring.
(d) A poem.

5. Who sits in the top bunk late at night in "Nine"?
(a) Benjamin.
(b) Jonathan.
(c) Michael.
(d) Robert.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author find when he flees, trying to stay alone in "Simple Song of Being Oneself"?

2. In "Sudden," the newspaper might have used the word "massive" if it had been a heart attack, but it used what instead?

3. When did the author lay out school supplies in "Bittersweet"?

4. "Battleground State Park" is written by whom?

5. What poem by Haas H. Mroue is included in the collection?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the author consider about her grief in "On the Suicide of a Young Boy I Did Not Know"?

2. How does the author describe his parents in "Leaving the Lights On"?

3. What happens in the poem "David"? What images are described?

4. What was the world once filled with in "Last-Minute Message for a Time Capsule"?

5. How does the author describe death in "The Father, Who Could Not Swim"?

6. What is described in "Dedication"? What simile is used to describe old papers?

7. What similes are used to describe water in "Aqueducts"?

8. How is the "beloved" described in the poem "This Isn't Fair"?

9. How are the people described in the poem "and sometimes i hear this song in my head"?

10. What personification and metaphor is used in the poem "Stranded"?

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