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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section VIII: Lament Over Love.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the playboy mentioned in "Gone Boy" NOT go at the end of the poem?
(a) Work.
(b) The grocery store.
(c) Home.
(d) His parents' house.

2. What kind of music are tambourines often used in?
(a) Irish music.
(b) Gospel music.
(c) Classical music.
(d) Traditional Chinese music.

3. What asked the speaker for a kiss in "Suicide's Note"?
(a) A frog.
(b) The river.
(c) A beautiful man.
(d) An ugly woman.

4. What in particular does the speaker need a dime for in "Down and Out"?
(a) A beer.
(b) Cleaning supplies.
(c) To see a movie.
(d) New shoes.

5. What annoying habit of his Baby does the speaker address in "Morning After"?
(a) Leaving dishes out all the time.
(b) Snoring.
(c) Sneezing.
(d) Drooling.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the speaker hope for her child in the poem "Lament over Love"?

2. What does the woman's pain tell her to do in "Strange Hurt"?

3. How does the speaker describe the trumpet player's music in "Trumpet Player"?

4. Who shows the speaker a bad luck card in "Bad Luck Card"?

5. What does the speaker encourage the reader to wonder about when down by the river?

(see the answer key)

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