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1.

Which kind of natural disaster is evoked in Part 4, "the healing", Section 2 as a symbol of the storms that affect a woman's body? (from Part 4, “the healing”, Section 2)

A tsumani.

An earthquake.

A tornado.

A hurricane.

2.

According to Poems 176 and 177, who does the poet-author-speaker think you need to care about before you can effectively be with someone else? (from Part 4, “the healing”, Section 4)

Your God.

Your beloved.

Your mother.

Yourself.

3.

Which family member does the speaker say she gets her anger from? (from Part 1, “the hurting”, Section 3)

Her father.

Her grandfather.

Her mother.

Her grandmother.

4.

What is significant about the visual reference to a scorpion in Poem 13? (from Part 1, “the hurting”, Section 2)

Scorpions are non-violent: therefore, the image is a reference to love.

Female scorpions devour their mates: therefore, the image is a reference to the destructive power of women, discussed throughout Part 1.

Female scorpions die after having sex: therefore, the image relates to the collection's belief that female sexuality is destructive.

Scorpions are toxic: therefore, the image is a reference to the content of the poem.

5.

Poem 83 refers to the speaker's experience of having her beloved's fingers "inside her." What experience from earlier in this collection does this seem to echo? (from Part 3, “the breaking”, Section 2)

The experience of pretending to enjoy being penetrated in such a way (Part 1).

The experience of being caressed by her beloved (Part 2).

The experience of enjoying being penetrated in that way by an older man (Part 1).

The experience of being physically assaulted by her beloved after the breakup (Part 3).

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