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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I (Pages 1 - 24).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the coconut "materialize" in the poem "Coconut"?
(a) The attic.
(b) The office.
(c) The kitchen.
(d) The cellar.

2. Why does the speaker in the poem "Salt" say it is tempting to "look back"?
(a) There are only two colors back there.
(b) It is worse than it is now.
(c) It is glittery and pretty back there.
(d) There were a lot more animals back there than there are now.

3. What made a comeback for people to buy after the war in the poem "Coconut"?
(a) Chocolate.
(b) Milk.
(c) Pizza.
(d) Oranges.

4. What kind of flowers are in the painting in the poem "A Genre Painting"?
(a) Tulips.
(b) Violets.
(c) Daisies.
(d) Roses.

5. What does the speaker implore the reader to do in the last stanza of "Late Poems"?
(a) Turn down the music.
(b) Turn down the bedcovers.
(c) Turn up the radio.
(d) Turn up the light.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following comparisons does Atwood use for late poems in the poem "Late Poems"?

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

3. What does the health teacher in the poem "Health Class" tell her students the classroom is NOT?

4. What does the speaker say about most poems in the poem "Late Poems"?

5. What kinds of creatures also suffer from dementia in the poem "Ghost Cat"?

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