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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who do people curse in the poem "Avalanche"?
(a) The weatherman.
(b) The government.
(c) The road crew.
(d) The town drunk.

2. In "The Lost Glove Is Happy," the author is going where?
(a) Phoenix, Arizona.
(b) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
(c) Lubbock, Texas.
(d) Salt Lake City, Utah.

3. Who is the author of "Words My Friend Can't Bring Himself to Say"?
(a) Dwight Fullingim.
(b) Cyrus Cassells.
(c) Jack Brannon.
(d) Quintin Prout.

4. Who is the author of "Benavides, Texas, 1906"?
(a) Quintin Prout.
(b) Marissa C. Martinez.
(c) Robert Phillips.
(d) Richard Beban.

5. Who wrote the poem "Work"?
(a) Geoff Ripps.
(b) Nuala Archer.
(c) Fran Castan.
(d) Jay Bremyer.

6. Who wrote "Ghazal (For William Stafford)"?
(a) Mick Hatten.
(b) Morton Marcus.
(c) David Keefe.
(d) Jay Bremyer.

7. In "Passing Necessity," the author is humbled by hearing the first few bars of what song?
(a) Vivaldi's Mandolin Concerto.
(b) Beethoven's Symphony No. 5.
(c) Brahms's Hungarian Dances.
(d) Chopin's Scherzo in B minor.

8. Who is the author of "my lost father"?
(a) Lucille Clifton.
(b) Geoff Ripps.
(c) Robert Phillips.
(d) Teresa Palomo Acosta.

9. Who is the author of "Unveiling the Vietnam Memorial"?
(a) Fran Castan.
(b) Susan V. Meyers.
(c) David Keefe.
(d) Robert Phillips.

10. In "Avalanche," the snow creates the belief that everything has a what?
(a) Value.
(b) Good side.
(c) Dark side.
(d) Purpose.

11. In "Lament," the author asks someone to do what for her through the darkened sky?
(a) Drive.
(b) Fly.
(c) See.
(d) Sing.

12. What is the name of the narrator's son in "Tough Ride"?
(a) Jacob.
(b) David.
(c) Joshua.
(d) Dennis.

13. Who is the author of "The Colors of Another Home"?
(a) Susan V. Meyers.
(b) John Phillip Santos.
(c) Cyrus Cassells.
(d) Yamanoguchi Baku.

14. Who is the author of "Each Night"?
(a) Morton Marcus.
(b) Jay Bremyer.
(c) Diana Der-Hovanessian.
(d) Catherine Bowman.

15. Who wrote "Waking Up in the Morning"?
(a) Zymunt Frankel.
(b) Ali Abunimah.
(c) David B. Prather.
(d) Leroy V. Quintana.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of "Regrets on the Way to an Airport"?

2. In "The Colors of Another Home," the author's soul whispers that he is what?

3. Who is the only person who lives in the town of "Benavides, Texas, 1906"?

4. In "Food. Music. Memory." the author recalls shouting Scotch and what as the negative things?

5. In "Benavides, Texas, 1906," a two-month-old newspaper warns ranchers to expect relatives due to what?

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