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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. "A Serenade" is written by whom?

2. In "I Give You Back," the author writes "so you can no longer keep me naked and ____ in the winter"?

3. Who wrote the poem "Fame"?

4. The author of "Father, Herald Me Home" asks her father to "reach across and pull me over the" what?

5. Who wrote "The Lost Glove Is Happy"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does the author recall his parents and sister in "Raised Violence"?

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

5. What natural events are described in "Lament"?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the themes and structure of "The New Blade" and "Custody." How is family related in each poem?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the similes and metaphors in "Lens." How is the author's mother described in the poem and why?

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