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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 "Lament"?

2. "A Serenade" is written by whom?

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

4. Who is the author of the poem "Insurance"?

5. Who wrote the poem "Mindleaving"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What natural events are described in "Lament"?

2. What ghosts does the author see in "The House at 5 Allende Street"? What metaphors are used?

3. What would be easier to understand in "Thinking of What the Jury is Deliberating" according to the author?

4. How is the father described in the poem "Mindleaving"?

5. Who is the subject of "Work"? What does he think of?

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

7. What does the person conclude the secret of life is in "Secret of Life"?

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

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

10. What does Jane Hirshfield personify in her poem of the collection?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the theme of isolation in "Divorce" and "Where on This Earth." What symbolism and imagery do the authors employ in the works?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the similes and metaphors in the poems "Other Lives" and "So Far." What common theme relates these two works?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the religious allusion and symbolism in "Shedding Skin" and "Invisibility." What do these poems have in common?

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