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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, Oral Messages.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the poet suggest sleeping in "Junkman's Obbligato"?
(a) Caves.
(b) Churches.
(c) Phone booths.
(d) Deserts.

2. How is "sister in the street" wearing her brassiere in "Junkman's Obbligato"?
(a) On the outside of her clothes.
(b) Backwards.
(c) Upside down.
(d) Around her neck.

3. In "I Am Waiting," the poet says he is waiting for the Age of what to drop dead?
(a) Casualty.
(b) Anxiety.
(c) Imposition.
(d) Diffidence.

4. Where will "we" be puking in, "wailing for a winter coat," in "Junkman's Obbligato"?
(a) Lonely diners.
(b) Golden Gate Park.
(c) Jackson Square.
(d) Pawn shops.

5. In "Meet Miss Subways," what is the year?
(a) 1948.
(b) 1950.
(c) 1957.
(d) 1947.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what month does Poem 20 take place, when the poet first falls in love?

2. Where did the Widder Fogliani have whiskers?

3. In Poem 21, from the other side of what do the green birds sing?

4. In "Junkman's Obbligato," the poet writes, "Empty out your pockets and _____."

5. What does the woman in Poem 9 hate?

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