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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Pages 90 - 131).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the poet mention by name in "Pre-Memory?"
(a) Helen Begley.
(b) Michael Rinder.
(c) Marianne Hirsch.
(d) Enela Rigora.

2. In "Every Day We Are Learning," what is one think we learn?
(a) How to love better.
(b) How to live with essence, not ease.
(c) How to cook.
(d) How to forgive ourselves.

3. In "There's No Power Like Home," what will be a blessing?
(a) If we die at an older age.
(b) If we find a way to eat healthily.
(c) If our children never fully grasp what it took to come to this.
(d) If we find a way to make more money.

4. In "Essex I," what were whales killed for?
(a) Blubber.
(b) Skin.
(c) Tongues.
(d) Brains.

5. In "Life," what is life?
(a) The future.
(b) Not what is promised, but what is sought.
(c) The line of thinking.
(d) The past.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Lucent," what does lumen mean?

2. In "War: What, Is It Good?" what does it mean to love?

3. In "At First," what do "we" want to find out?

4. In "Lucent," what is the most beautiful star?

5. In "Lucent," what are we stripped down like?

(see the answer key)

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