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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has been long-abandoned near the ponds in "This Fjord Looks Like a Lake"?
(a) Books.
(b) Graves.
(c) Birds.
(d) Reason.

2. What is the scent of autumn like in "Aflame"?
(a) Water.
(b) Birds.
(c) Wind.
(d) Oxidation.

3. What is the outdoor gear of the "darlings" like in "Heart of the Arctic"?
(a) Careless.
(b) Matching.
(c) Cheap.
(d) Expensive.

4. What is already dissolving in the shore water in "Heart of the Arctic"?
(a) A sandwich.
(b) A plastic ring.
(c) A jellyfish.
(d) An otter.

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

6. What happens in Part II of "The Aliens Arrive"?
(a) They kill most of us, and a few are left alive after they leave.
(b) We eat some of their food, and it is good.
(c) We kill most of them.
(d) We go with them back to their own world.

7. In Part I of "The Aliens Arrive," what happens?
(a) They die in our atmosphere.
(b) They look like us, so we accept them.
(c) They are smarter than us, and carnivorous - you know the rest.
(d) They are small and weak, so we kill them.

8. What is the hard part in "Sorcerer's Apprentice"?
(a) Getting the right books.
(b) Getting the machine to stop.
(c) Finding the sorcerer again.
(d) Finding money.

9. What kind of getups do the new werewolves wear in "Update on Werewolves"?
(a) Sweatsuits.
(b) Evening wear.
(c) Sado French Vogue getups.
(d) Overalls.

10. What does a wolf in pain admit in "Short Takes on Wolves"?
(a) Guilt.
(b) Fear.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Everything.

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

12. What happens in Part 7 of "The Aliens Arrive"?
(a) They look like snakes and want us to be mean to each other.
(b) They look just like us and want to take over the earth.
(c) They look like octopi and want us to be kind to each other.
(d) They look like rabbits and can not communicate.

13. What is the cancelled word in "Walking in the Madman's Wood"?
(a) Madman.
(b) Last.
(c) Worsted.
(d) First.

14. What form does poetry "coming to claim you" take in "Zombie"?
(a) The rain in the window.
(b) The wind.
(c) The hand on your shoulder.
(d) The fire.

15. What do the ravens ask the people in "This Fjord Looks Like a Lake"?
(a) Are you here to harm us?
(b) When will our time come?
(c) Will you be next?
(d) Why do you leave so many plastics lying around?

Short Answer Questions

1. What do we hear in the wind's plainsong at the end of "Improvisation on a First Line by Yeats"?

2. What new type of era does the speaker in "Plasticene Suite" define?

3. What season is it in "Walking in the Madman's Wood"?

4. What is one thing that has been done with old plastics in "Plasticene Suite"?

5. What happens when the gods frown in "The Twilight of the Gods"?

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