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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. Who is the author of "Lens"?

2. Who is the author of "Song of the Prodigal Son"?

3. For whom is the poem "On the Suicide of a Young Boy I Did Not Know" written?

4. Who wrote "Emergency Situation"?

5. Who does the author meet at a crossroads in "I Myself"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is being searched for in "What We Want"? How are the people described?

2. What does the author miss in "Song of the Prodigal Son"?

3. How are the people described in the poem "and sometimes i hear this song in my head"?

4. What does the author consider about her grief in "On the Suicide of a Young Boy I Did Not Know"?

5. What does the author discover in the sculptures in "The New World"?

6. How does the author describe his parents in "Leaving the Lights On"?

7. What was the world once filled with in "Last-Minute Message for a Time Capsule"?

8. How are the mother's suicide attempts described in "Lens"?

9. How is the "beloved" described in the poem "This Isn't Fair"?

10. Why did the author's mother throw out his underwear in "Emergency Situation"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the theme of sorrow in "Sudden" and "Seeing for You." How do these poems relate in terms of symbolism and imagery?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the theme of death in "Garage Sale" and "Benavides, Texas, 1906." How is the setting of each poem described? How does the setting impact the poem's tone?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the settings and characters in the poems "Insurance" and "She had thought." In what narrative voice is each poem written?

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