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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. Who is the author of "Tough Ride"?

2. In "Thinking of What the Jury is Deliberating," the author wants the man to spend the rest of his life in a cell with what on the wall?

3. In "Year's End," the author writes, "Otherwise, not much has happened; we fell in love again, finding that one red feather on" what?

4. In "Divorce," the author wakes suddenly and hears what?

5. What poem of Memye Curtis Tucker's is included in the collection?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How is snow personified in "Avalanche"?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the themes in "Battleground State Park" and "Son, Skating." What is the setting of each poem? Who are the characters?

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

Discuss the imagery, symbolism and themes in "The New World." How does the author relate sexuality in this poem?

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