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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

In Proposition 144, what does the blue of the candle flame represent? (from Propositions 134 - 147)

Hope in the midst of despair.

Suicidal thinking.

Private suffering.

The shifting experience of depression.

2.

How do the names of the Tuareg tribe contribute to the theme of meaning? (from Propositions 148 - 180)

Outside observation cannot provide accurate answers.

Naming is an important step in creating meaning.

The Tuareg name imposed by others means the opposite of the name the Imohag give themselves.

The names Tuareg and Imohag question the importance of religion in daily life.

3.

Blue tarps are mentioned both in Propositions 3 and 18. Why is the image of a blue tarp important? (from Propositions 1 - 21)

It is evidence of the divine in everyday life.

It is a conventionally ordinary thing elevated to beauty by its color.

It is a distraction from the mundane events of the speaker’s life.

The speaker experiences its beauty privately even in public.

4.

Why is the speaker disappointed by the famous blue paintings of Yves Klein? (from Propositions 63 - 98)

The paintings are boring.

The lack of variety is overwhelming.

She cannot look at the paintings.

She must question her love of blue.

5.

When Nelson chooses the word “propositions,” she draws on the traditions of philosophy and logic. In regular poetic usage, what would the propositions be called? (from Propositions 63 - 98)

Verses.

Paragraphs.

Poems.

Stanzas.

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