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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In "Declaration," an unnamed ‘he’ has sent officers to do what?
2. In “Unwritten,” how does the slave feel towards her mistress?
3. In "Garden of Eden," the speaker reflects on the fact that everyone she knew at the time was living a similar life that included hating what two things?
4. In Stanza 5 of "The Greatest Personal Privation," what happened time and time again?
5. Has the narrator of "The Angels" had other angel encounters?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are two of the circumstances in "Wade in the Water" in which the narrator describes feelings of love?
2. What does the narrator notice about one of the angels? How does this bring her a sense of hope?
3. In "Declaration," what have officers been sent to do?
4. In "The Greatest Personal Privation," what does the narrator say in Stanza 1?
5. What does the narrator in "The Angels" think about the role of the angel?
6. How does "I Will Tell You the Truth About This, I will Tell You All About It" begin?
7. How are the characters described as speaking to each other in "Driving to Ottawa"? To what is this compared?
8. How are the angels in "The Angels" described?
9. What does the stranger say to the narrator in "Wade in the Water"? How does this affect the narrator?
10. How does the poem "Unwritten" begin?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Several of Smith's poems are erasure poems. What is an erasure poem? Why might she have chosen to do this? How might this change how the reader views the original document? How might these erasure poems reveal the poet's biases?
Essay Topic 2
The last poem and Part I are titled Wade in the Water. What is the meaning of the poem "Wade in the Water"? Why might the author have chosen this as the title for her collection of poetry? What is the connection between this poem and the other poems in the collection?
Essay Topic 3
Smith frequently uses sentences in her poetry that overflow from one line to another with spaces in between. What might be her reasoning for doing this? How does it affect the flow of the poetry? Is it effective? Why or why not?
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