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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: "One Art" lines 1-19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In lines 2 and 3, "so many things seem filled with the intent/ to be lost that their loss is no disaster," what is the antecedent of the word "their"?
(a) Many.
(b) Intent.
(c) Things.
(d) Lost.

2. Lines 4 and 6, ending in the words "fluster" and "master," exhibit what type of rhyme?
(a) Internal rhyme.
(b) Perfect rhyme.
(c) Eye rhyme.
(d) Slant rhyme.

3. Which word in lines 10 and 11, "And look! my last,/ or next-to-last, of three loved houses went," creates a momentary shift in verb mood?
(a) The word "went."
(b) The word "next."
(c) The word "look."
(d) The word "loved."

4. What is the most reasonable interpretation of the speaker's line 13 claim that they have "lost two cities"?
(a) The speaker is no longer interested in either city.
(b) The speaker is not welcome in either city.
(c) The speaker no longer lives in either city.
(d) The speaker cannot find either city.

5. Who is the author of "One Art"?
(a) Elizabeth Bishop.
(b) Sylvia Plath.
(c) Audre Lourde.
(d) Lucille Clifton.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which is the best description of the tone of stanza one?

2. How many lines does "One Art" have?

3. Which is a reasonable statement of how the punctuation and syntax of the final stanza affect the stanza's tone?

4. What is a reasonable statement to make about the effect of the enjambment in lines 8 and 9, "places, and names, and where it was you meant/ to travel"?

5. What "Art" does the title refer to?

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