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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 "The Colors of Another Home," the author's soul whispers that he is what?
(a) Japanese.
(b) Italian.
(c) Polish.
(d) Greek.

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

3. In "Each Night," images in dreams flash and fade in these darkened walls, and the author wants to climb into what?
(a) Bed.
(b) A spaceship.
(c) A car.
(d) The story.

4. In "Truth," the author's world has always been what?
(a) Bright.
(b) Loud.
(c) Silent.
(d) Dark.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Passing Necessity," the author is humbled by hearing the first few bars of what song?

2. What is the name of the narrator's son in "Tough Ride"?

3. In "The Lost Glove Is Happy," the author loses her glove made where?

4. Who wrote "Waking Up in the Morning"?

5. Who wrote the poem "Fame"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are the trees in "Plum Trees" personified? What metaphors are used?

2. How does the author describe his feelings about the memorial in "Unveiling the Vietnam Memorial"?

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

4. What is the glove compared to in "The Lost Glove Is Happy"?

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

6. What would be easier to understand in "Thinking of What the Jury is Deliberating" according to the author?

7. What is the household like in the poem "That Kind of Marriage"?

8. What does the person conclude the secret of life is in "Secret of Life"?

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

10. What simile describes the umbrella in "What Was Once Reached For"? What is the setting of the poem?

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