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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. Philip Levine held which of the following jobs?
(a) Chicken farmer.
(b) Bank teller.
(c) Railroad shipper.
(d) Insurance salesman.

2. In what year did Charles Simic bring his family to the US?
(a) 1949.
(b) 1953.
(c) 1961.
(d) 1957.

3. Michael Harper wrote a poem dedicated to which famous musician?
(a) Miller.
(b) Holliday.
(c) Coltrane.
(d) Armstrong.

4. Yusef Komunyakaa served in which war?
(a) Vietnam.
(b) Korea.
(c) WWII.
(d) Desert Storm.

5. What was Yusef Komunyakaa's birth name?
(a) Yuri Williams.
(b) Josef Brown.
(c) Seth Lindstrom.
(d) Robert Korb.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word is used to describe Robert Frost's work?

2. Which word is not used to describe Ellen Bryant Voigt's work?

3. Anne Sexton lived in which city?

4. C.K. Williams worked as which of the following?

5. Anne Sexton wrote a poem based on which famous painting?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Michael S. Harper incorporate his heritage into his work? What was Harper's biggest influence? What themes commonly appear in his poetry? List some of Harper's poems that appear in this book.

2. How is Sharon Olds categorized as a poet? What words are best used to describe Olds' work? What are some of Olds' most common themes?

3. Discuss Amy Clampitt's early career. What are some of Clampitt's themes?

4. Where was Charles Simic born? How did his youth affect his poetry? What themes are often seen in Simic's work? What technique is often used by Simic?

5. Discuss the rhyme and tone of "Ballad of Ladies Lost and Found." Who are some of the people mentioned in the poem? What is the rhyme scheme? What form does Hacker use in this poem?

6. Discuss Michael S. Palmer's poem "H." what is the main theme of the poem? Does the reader get a clear vision of Palmer's insight? What might the poem mean?

7. How did Audre Lorde often identify herself? Where was Lorde born? What was Lorde's style?

8. What unique gift is expressed in Philip Levine's work? What prompted this style and choice of theme? What are some of Levine's poems included in his section?

9. Dave Smith's work has been compared to which famous poets? Discuss Smith's earlier poems and the evolution of his work.

10. Who is Robert Pinsky's main influence? What is Robert Pinsky's goal regarding his poetry? What topic most interests Pinsky? How does Pinsky get his point across?

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