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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to George Santayana after the death of his wife?
(a) He sees doors opening.
(b) He finds God.
(c) He comes closer to his children.
(d) His age accelerates.

2. Why does William Blake want Hayley to be his enemy?
(a) For friendship's sake.
(b) To solve a mystery.
(c) To add drama to life.
(d) For good writing material.

3. In A Poem of Friendship, what do friends not need in order to love each other?
(a) Forgiveness.
(b) History.
(c) Time.
(d) Sex.

4. What does Bernadette Mayer want to buy for her friend?
(a) Lingerie.
(b) Tea Pot.
(c) Boots.
(d) All of these.

5. Who does Kennedy say faces the greatest challenge in life?
(a) Those who have nobody to let go of.
(b) Those who involuntarily reach solitude.
(c) Those who never become independent.
(d) Those who never let go.

6. Who wrote You Begin?
(a) Li Po.
(b) Ellen Hagan.
(c) Margaret Atwood.
(d) Mary Olliver.

7. Who wrote The Summer Day?
(a) Edna St. Vincent Millay.
(b) Sylvia Plath.
(c) Mary Oliver.
(d) Julia Avarez.

8. On whom does Kennedy say her grandmother focused her attention?
(a) Her children.
(b) Her students.
(c) Her pets.
(d) Her grandchildren.

9. What must be put away during the most solemn industry according to Emily Dickinson?
(a) Sadness.
(b) Love.
(c) Memories.
(d) Anger.

10. When does Emily Bronte feel the happiest?
(a) When she is making love.
(b) When she is alone.
(c) When she is dreaming.
(d) When she is with her children.

11. Who is described in the first poem of the section on beauty?
(a) Jackie Kennedy.
(b) Mary Magdalene.
(c) Aphrodite.
(d) Cleopatra.

12. Whom does Kennedy say everyone wants to be around?
(a) Their mothers.
(b) Their friends.
(c) The ones who taught them the most.
(d) The people who are happy alone.

13. Why can't Bernadette Mayer buy her friend what she wants?
(a) She has no money.
(b) Her friend is sick.
(c) She is too far away.
(d) Her friend is dead.

14. What degrades one in As Much As You Can?
(a) A bad relationship.
(b) Lack of solitude.
(c) Lack of schooling.
(d) Silence.

15. What does Richard Wilbur realize his woman wants in The Catch?
(a) A dress.
(b) Adoration.
(c) Respect.
(d) Approval.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kennedy say nobody wants to be?

2. How many states away is Ellen Watson's friend?

3. What does Kennedy say mothers do to give their children power?

4. How does Christina Rossetti want to be remembered?

5. Whom does Caroline say her aunts wanted to look like?

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