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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In "Child Proof," the author writes, "Child is proof We come from somewhere else Where everyone" what?
2. Whose dad tipped the boat in "The Father, Who Could Not Swim"?
3. Who does the author meet at a crossroads in "I Myself"?
4. What does the father serve in "Battleground State Park"?
5. In "What We Want," the author writes, "we all want to be lost, and looked for, and found again and welcomed home in the smoky darkness on any" what?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is the "beloved" described in the poem "This Isn't Fair"?
2. How does the author describe death in "The Father, Who Could Not Swim"?
3. What did the author's mother give her in "The Ants Are Using Sticks For Walls"?
4. How does the author describe his parents in "Leaving the Lights On"?
5. What does the author miss in "Song of the Prodigal Son"?
6. Why did the author's mother throw out his underwear in "Emergency Situation"?
7. What personification and metaphor is used in the poem "Stranded"?
8. How are the mother's suicide attempts described in "Lens"?
9. What does the author consider about her grief in "On the Suicide of a Young Boy I Did Not Know"?
10. What happens in the poem "David"? What images are described?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the themes of words and language in "Naming" and "Learning Persian." How do the authors of these poems use personification in language?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss and describe the artwork in "What Have You Lost"? Who contributed the photographs in the book? How do the images serve to reflect the theme of loss?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and discuss the theme of death in "Garage Sale" and "Benavides, Texas, 1906." How is the setting of each poem described? How does the setting impact the poem's tone?
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