View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the "patriotic maidens" wearing in Poem 2?
(a) Paper hats.
(b) Rectangle glasses.
(c) Fur stoles.
(d) Paper poppies.

2. The man in Poem 8 is carrying an old beat-up what?
(a) Umbrella.
(b) Flute.
(c) Shawl.
(d) Flower.

3. In Poem 6, what wouldn't sing where the statue was being erected?
(a) Choirs.
(b) Angels.
(c) Girls.
(d) Birds.

4. What are the "gay cows" chanting in Poem 2?
(a) Winter songs.
(b) Athenian anthems.
(c) Lullabies.
(d) Argentinean anthems.

5. In "Junkman's Obbligato," what has not yet toppled from his horse?
(a) Miami.
(b) Hamilton.
(c) Washington.
(d) Cleveland.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Poem 15, what stands and waits to perform her own death-defying leap?

2. In Poem 19, the poet writes, "like every morning with its sharp shadows shadowing a ______."

3. In "The Long Street," it is the street of what?

4. In what does the poet write he first fell in love in Poem 20?

5. How is "sister in the street" wearing her brassiere in "Junkman's Obbligato"?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 176 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample