Notes on the Assemblage Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

What is happening to the money belonging to the mutual friend of the men having a conversation in "Hard Hooks"? (from Part 3, “hard hooks”)

It is being wasted on gambling and other addictions.

It is being spent on medical care provided for the mutual friend.

It is being wasted on a young partner who only married for money.

It is being spent on a school for underprivileged young people.

2.

What kind of spiritual being visits the soldier in his room? (from Part 4, "lucid and undecipherable tasks")

An angel.

A nymph.

A leprechaun.

A fairy.

3.

In "Los Angeles Barrio," what does the poem portray as Wanda Coleman's primary focus? (from Part 3, “hard hooks”)

Inspiring the author to gain new perspective on racism.

Inspiring young people in the barrio.

Inspiring young people in private school.

Inspiring rebellion and revolution in Los Angeles.

4.

In "The Soap Factory," who is Lim? (from Part 6, “borderbus”, Section 1)

A worker who has told Martinez to ask Schwartz about plans to escape.

A worker who has told the Guard about Martinez' plans to escape.

A worker who is the kind of submissive employee the Guard thinks Martinez should be.

A worker who takes the kind of revolutionary action that Schwartz thinks Martinez should take.

5.

Given that a monastery is a place of spiritual retreat, where people go to achieve a degree of peace, what image from another poem in this part of the book might be seen as echoing this image, and why? (from Part 2, “the view with no one”)

The hawk in "White Dove": hawks are traditionally evocative of peace.

The stones in "You Throw a Stone": both the stones and the dove are evocative of violence.

The basket in "On the Verge of Drowning": both the dove and the basket are evocative of experiences of imprisonment.

The dove in "White Dove": doves are traditionally representative of peace.

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