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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. Why does the speaker not realize how good things were in the poem "Salt"?
(a) She was too ill.
(b) She was working too hard.
(c) She was too busy worrying.
(d) She was too sleepy.

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

3. How is the woman in the painting looking out of it in "A Genre Painting"?
(a) Aslant.
(b) Scheming.
(c) Through lowered lids.
(d) Through a glare.

4. What does the speaker imagine the cicadas' song is saying in the poem "Cicadas"?
(a) Now.
(b) Never.
(c) When?
(d) Go!

5. Which of the following comparisons does Atwood use for late poems in the poem "Late Poems"?
(a) Being late for a communion.
(b) Being late for supper.
(c) Being late for a wedding.
(d) Being late for a funeral.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the speaker in the poem "Salt" say it is tempting to "look back"?

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

3. Why do people give others souvenirs from vacations in the poem "Souvenir"?

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

5. What did the speaker's mother used to say in the poem "Blizzard"?

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