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

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

3. In "Autumn Quince," the promises that are never returned to are what?

4. What poem by Tony Hoagland is included in the collection?

5. Who is the author of "Unveiling the Vietnam Memorial"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What simile is used to describe the father's hand in "The Memory Prayer"? What does the lightning do?

2. Who is remembered in the poem "Words My Friend Can't Bring Himself to Say"?

3. Who is described in the airport in "Going Home"?

4. How does the author describe his feelings about the memorial in "Unveiling the Vietnam Memorial"?

5. What does the performer do after leaving the stage in "The Mentalist Leaves the Stage"?

6. How does the author recall his parents and sister in "Raised Violence"?

7. What leads up to the house in "Dream House"? What does the author wonder?

8. What does the author consider about his ancestor in "Letter to an Ancestor"?

9. How are the trees in "Plum Trees" personified? What metaphors are used?

10. What simile describes the umbrella in "What Was Once Reached For"? What is the setting of the poem?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the structural elements of the poems "Breath" and "Bittersweet." What elements of repetition can be seen? What is the rhyme and meter of each?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the themes in "Battleground State Park" and "Son, Skating." What is the setting of each poem? Who are the characters?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss and describe the artwork in "What Have You Lost"? Who contributed the photographs in the book? How do the images serve to reflect the theme of loss?

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