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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. Who is the author of "Lament"?
(a) David Keefe.
(b) Ali Abunimah.
(c) Catherine Bowman.
(d) Nicanor Parra.

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

3. What is an artistic representation of an abstract quality or idea as a person?
(a) Alliteration.
(b) Simile.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Personification.

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

5. Who wrote "What Came to Me"?
(a) Cathy Song.
(b) Jay Bremyer.
(c) Robert Phillips.
(d) Jane Kenyon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote "Ghazal (For William Stafford)"?

2. In the poem "Work," what is the cashier's name?

3. In "The Lost Glove Is Happy," the author is going where?

4. Who wrote "What Was Once Reached For"?

5. In "Autumn Quince," the promises that are never returned to are what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jane Hirshfield personify in her poem of the collection?

2. What journey is described in "Ghazal (For William Stafford)"?

3. Who is the subject of "Work"? What does he think of?

4. Where does the author see himself in "The Colors of Another Home"? What similes does he use in his description?

5. How is the body personified in "The Question"? Why?

6. What ghosts does the author see in "The House at 5 Allende Street"? What metaphors are used?

7. What simile is used to describe the father's hand in "The Memory Prayer"? What does the lightning do?

8. Who is remembered in the poem "Words My Friend Can't Bring Himself to Say"?

9. What is personified in "Processes"? How?

10. What does the performer do after leaving the stage in "The Mentalist Leaves the Stage"?

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