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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. Why were the old stories comforting in a way in the poem "The Dear Ones"?
(a) They said everyone has to be somewhere.
(b) They said the sun will always rise.
(c) They said humans would always survive.
(d) They said it all ends well.

2. What kinds of creatures also suffer from dementia in the poem "Ghost Cat"?
(a) Birds.
(b) Turtles.
(c) Cats.
(d) Dogs.

3. What crashes into the speaker's window in "Fatal Light Awareness"?
(a) A lion.
(b) A thrush.
(c) A skunk.
(d) A deer.

4. Who is wrenched up by the sun in "Walking in the Madman's Wood"?
(a) Hepaticas.
(b) Peter.
(c) Cassandra.
(d) Wendy.

5. What does the drone seem to wonder in the poem "A Drone Scans the Wreckage"?
(a) Was it a flood?
(b) What happened?
(c) Will this be a good thing or a bad thing?
(d) Did I do that?

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the speaker's cats was smart enough to evade the vet in the poem "Ghost Cat"?

2. What is one of the problems with the body in the poem "Shadow"?

3. Where does the coconut "materialize" in the poem "Coconut"?

4. How is time laid out in the poem "Salt"?

5. What goes on calling in the end of the poem "The Dear Ones"?

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