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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 "Tough Ride"?
(a) Teresa Palomo Acosta.
(b) Sekine Hiroshi.
(c) Mary Ann Wehler.
(d) Susan Marie Scavo.

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

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

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

5. Who is the author of "Regrets on the Way to an Airport"?
(a) Abbot Cutler.
(b) Joy Harjo.
(c) Ali Abunimah.
(d) Frances Richard.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "How Forgetting Works in Late Winter," mounds of snow exhale under the what?

2. Who is the author of "Lament"?

3. In "The Colors of Another Home," the author's soul whispers that he is what?

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

5. Who wrote "Cannon Beach"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. "She had thought" describes what thoughts of the author's?

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

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

10. How is the father described in the poem "Mindleaving"?

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