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

2. Who wrote the poem "Mindleaving"?

3. In "Avalanche," the snow creates the belief that everything has a what?

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

5. In "What Came to Me," the author takes the last piece of what from a box?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What leads up to the house in "Dream House"? What does the author wonder?

4. Who is described in the airport in "Going Home"?

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

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

7. What things does the author describe seeing in "My Valhalla"?

8. Why had the author paid close attention to the heard in "Model of the Heart at the Franklin Institute"?

9. What does the author consider about his ancestor in "Letter to an Ancestor"?

10. What does the author give back in "I Give You Back"? What is personified?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the use of personification and imagery in "What the Stones Knew." What is personified in the poem and why?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the editor of "What Have You Lost"? Where does the poet live? What other works has she published? What common themes are seen in her works?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of family in "Leaving the Light On." What does the author wonder about his parents? What conclusions does he find?

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