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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. In "Waterline," what does the speaker ask for?
(a) One eighth day.
(b) A sign.
(c) A prayer.
(d) A lover.
2. In "American Legend," what does the speaker say he might have wanted to do on purpose?
(a) Crash the car.
(b) Find a new job.
(c) Complain.
(d) Eat dinner.
3. In "American Legend," who does the speaker call after the crash?
(a) His sister.
(b) His brother.
(c) His mother.
(d) His father.
4. In "Beautiful Short Loser," what does the speaker think he is on?
(a) Social assistance.
(b) A fence.
(c) A winning streak.
(d) A losing streak.
5. What does the speaker wear in "Skinny Dipping"?
(a) His old shoes.
(b) His mother's ring.
(c) His father's hat.
(d) His best shirt.
6. In "American Legend," where does the speaker go after the crash?
(a) To the airport.
(b) To his friend's house.
(c) To the city.
(d) To the countryside.
7. In "You Guys," what does the speaker swear to do at the end of the poem?
(a) Love more fiercely than before.
(b) Laugh.
(c) Leave the place spotless.
(d) Cry.
8. In "Beautiful Short Loser, what does the speaker tell the police officer who pulls him over he does not believe in?
(a) Time.
(b) Love.
(c) Money.
(d) Friendship.
9. In "Dear Sara," what does Sara look out at at the end of the poem?
(a) Leafless trees.
(b) Ants.
(c) Clouds.
(d) Hens.
10. In "The Last Dinosaurs," why is the dinosaur mad at the human?
(a) He never wanted "more."
(b) He won.
(c) He destroyed the earth.
(d) He spent too much money.
11. In "Snow Theory," what does the speaker say we will always have?
(a) Something we lost.
(b) Dreams.
(c) Hope.
(d) Something we found.
12. In "Dear Sara," what does the speaker say he is trying to do?
(a) Stay clean.
(b) Find a job.
(c) Die with honor.
(d) Cook for himself.
13. In "Dear Sara," what do sleeping elephants look like?
(a) Mountains.
(b) Blurred boulders.
(c) Golf courses.
(d) Highways.
14. What does the speaker do at 2 a.m. in "You Guys"?
(a) Eat.
(b) Sing.
(c) Brush his teeth.
(d) Go drinking.
15. In "Dear Peter," what book does the speaker find in the reading room?
(a) One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.
(b) Love and Hate.
(c) Farringdon.
(d) Helios.
Short Answer Questions
1. In "You Guys," what friend does the speaker watch television with?
2. In "Dear Sara," what does Sara's name sharpen against?
3. In "American Legend," what is the dog's name?
4. In "American Legend," what does the speaker's father often like to drink?
5. In "American Legend," what does the speaker compare his father's aftershave to?
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