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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. How many refrains does "One Art" contain?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

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

3. Which is the best description of the tone of stanza one?
(a) Sanguine.
(b) Livid.
(c) Bewildered.
(d) Ebullient.

4. What is used for the first time in the poem's final stanza?
(a) Sentence fragments.
(b) Parenthetical expressions.
(c) Modifying phrases.
(d) Coordinating conjunctions.

5. 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) Lost.
(b) Things.
(c) Many.
(d) Intent.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lines 4 and 6, ending in the words "fluster" and "master," exhibit what type of rhyme?

2. In the first stanza, what does the speaker suggest makes the loss of some things especially easy to accept?

3. In line 10, what does the speaker admit to having lost?

4. What is the meaning of the word "fluster" in line 4?

5. How many stanzas does "One Art" have?

(see the answer key)

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