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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What phrase is each student required to use in the poem?
(a) "Flaming Youth."
(b) "Breathless, Out of Breath."
(c) "Plausbility, Without Pause."
(d) "When I was Young."

2. What famous poem is referenced in "A Lewis Carroll Carol?"
(a) Through the Looking Glass.
(b) Jabberwocky.
(c) The Hunting of the Snark.
(d) Phantasmagoria.

3. Most of the exercises in this section are:
(a) Multiple choice.
(b) Pointless.
(c) Missing.
(d) Short essays.

4. Complete the name of this chapter: ""Matthewsian Invisible ____."
(a) Hinge.
(b) Man.
(c) Aircraft.
(d) Poet.

5. The author tells students not to be afraid of what item?
(a) Revealing oneself.
(b) The craft.
(c) Spiders.
(d) Speaking in public.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Free-Verse Lineation," what is the format used in the original poem?

2. Who wrote "The Shell Game?"

3. What famous poet is referred to in "Rhapsodizing Repetitions?"

4. This exercise may require students to use what as an aid?

5. How long will it takes students to complete the course used in "Writer's Block: An Antidote?"

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the instructions for "Smash Palace" and its purpose.

2. Explain the poetic form called the Pantoum.

3. Why does the author choose to use "A Lewis Carroll Carol" as a learning tool?

4. Why is rewriting a poem in formal verse a good antidote for a flawed free verse poem?

5. How does the exercise on sonnets create a friendly forum and technique for students?

6. How is the technique used in "The Party of the Century" valuable as a group exercise?

7. Explain the difference between factual and psychological truths.

8. The author claims that certain types of metaphors will come into being. Explain the metaphors and give examples.

9. What is the "Matthewsian Invisible Hinge?"

10. Name two exercises that give students ideas on how to jump start or rewrite a poem that is not working in its present state.

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