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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. In "Reasons for Staying," what does a blade of brown rye multiplied by thousands create?
(a) A piece of bread.
(b) Miracles.
(c) A purple field.
(d) Hunger.

2. In "Reasons for Staying," where do the speaker's best words come from?
(a) Farthest from himself.
(b) The past.
(c) The sun.
(d) The moon.

3. In "Nothing," what do ghosts who are family say?
(a) Prayers.
(b) Funny things.
(c) Lies.
(d) Mean things.

4. In "Reasons for Staying," by what light does the speaker read his books?
(a) The light of the lightbulb.
(b) The light of "riotfire."
(c) The light of the sun.
(d) The light of the moon.

5. What institution does the speaker visit in "The Punctum"?
(a) The Library of Congress.
(b) The Smithsonian.
(c) The Acquaducts.
(d) The Coliseum.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Reasons for Staying," what is the speaker's "last address"?

2. What is each wave in "Toy Boat" like?

3. In "Künstlerroman," where are some of the places the man in the movie visits?

4. In "Tell Me Something Good," where will the speaker be if he opens his eyes?

5. In "Nothing," what does the speaker imagine as rising from the bread?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the speaker imply but not directly state in "Tell Me Something Good"?

2. Where does the speaker see himself in "Tell Me Something Good"?

3. What does the speaker eventually realize about himself and the man in the movie in "Künstlerroman"?

4. What are some reasons the speaker wants to stay in his hometown in "Reasons for Staying"?

5. In "Not Even," what does a young woman tell the speaker that the speaker finds offensive?

6. What does the speaker make a list of in "Reasons for Staying"?

7. In "Scavengers," what kind of imagery does the speaker use?

8. In "Scavengers," who is the speaker with and in what context?

9. What is one reason that the speaker is a writer in "Ars Poetica as the Maker"?

10. In "Tell Me Something Good," what does the speaker want to tell his younger self?

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