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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Pages 52 - 77).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who were the scythians in the poem "Digging Up the Scythians"?
(a) Warrior women and dagger girls.
(b) Servants.
(c) Queens.
(d) Kings.

2. What do wolf nightmares involve in "Short Takes on Wolves"?
(a) Trees.
(b) Zombies.
(c) Rabbits.
(d) Cars.

3. What goes on calling in the end of the poem "The Dear Ones"?
(a) The rage.
(b) The sorrow.
(c) The mystery.
(d) The dawn.

4. What does Rilke say poetry is in "Zombie"?
(a) The songs of our ancestors.
(b) The past that breaks out in our hearts.
(c) The station.
(d) The future.

5. What do the aliens do to humans in Part 8 of "The Aliens Arrive"?
(a) They put humans in zoos and watch them have sex all day.
(b) They drown all the humans.
(c) They eat all the humans.
(d) They take all the humans back to their planets.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of getups do the new werewolves wear in "Update on Werewolves"?

2. Where is Frida Kahlo everywhere in the poem "Frida Kahlo, San Miguel, Ash Wednesday"?

3. Why does the speaker in the poem "September Mushrooms" miss the mushrooms again this year?

4. What is "anything saved" equal to in the poem "A Drone Scans the Wreckage"?

5. What color does Cassandra want to dye her hair in the poem "Cassandra Considers Declining the Gift"?

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