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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who wrote "What Was Once Reached For"?
(a) Sekine Hiroshi.
(b) David Keefe.
(c) Jeffrey Shotts.
(d) Nicanor Parra.

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

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

5. In "Going Home," the author sees the addressee in where today?
(a) The bus station.
(b) The airport.
(c) Hailing a cab.
(d) The train station.

6. Who wrote "A Game Nobody Won"?
(a) Susan Marie Scavo.
(b) Leroy V. Quintana.
(c) Sekine Hiroshi.
(d) Yamanoguchi Baku.

7. In "Autumn Quince," the promises that are never returned to are what?
(a) Sad.
(b) Expected.
(c) Unfortunate.
(d) Enraging.

8. In "The Colors of Another Home," the author's soul whispers that he is what?
(a) Greek.
(b) Polish.
(c) Italian.
(d) Japanese.

9. What kind of store does the cashier work at in "Work"?
(a) Bakery.
(b) Hardware store.
(c) Garden store.
(d) Grocery store.

10. Who is the author of "Food. Music. Memory."?
(a) Jay Bremyer.
(b) Susan Marie Scavo.
(c) Cyrus Cassells.
(d) Ali Abunimah.

11. The poem "Christmas" is written by whom?
(a) Susan V. Meyers.
(b) Jane Hirshfield.
(c) Lan Se.
(d) San Le.

12. Who is the author of "My Valhalla"?
(a) Robert Phillips.
(b) Yamanoguchi Baku.
(c) Nuala Archer.
(d) Mary Ann Wehler.

13. In "I Give You Back," the author writes "so you can no longer keep me naked and ____ in the winter"?
(a) Shivering.
(b) Blind.
(c) Frozen.
(d) Cold.

14. What does the narrator release in "I Give You Back"?
(a) Her memories.
(b) Her anger.
(c) Her fear.
(d) Her inhibitions.

15. Who is the author of "Regrets on the Way to an Airport"?
(a) Ali Abunimah.
(b) Abbot Cutler.
(c) Joy Harjo.
(d) Frances Richard.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who had shown the author how to play hide and seek in "Words My Friend Can't Bring Himself to Say"?

2. "Thinking of What the Jury is Deliberating" was written by whom?

3. Who is the author of "Lament"?

4. Who do people curse in the poem "Avalanche"?

5. Who is the author of "Letter to an Ancestor"?

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