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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

Why is it important that the last two clauses of Proposition 238 use the conditional past perfect verb tense? (from Propositions 209 - 240)

The tense implies that the speaker has moved on.

The tense is used to deliberately confuse the reader.

The tense implies the speaker still misses “you.”

The tense’s complexity symbolizes the difficulty of the speaker’s conclusion.

2.

When Nelson chooses the word “propositions,” she draws on the traditions of philosophy and logic. In regular poetic usage, what would the propositions be called? (from Propositions 63 - 98)

Paragraphs.

Stanzas.

Poems.

Verses.

3.

Why is the “systematic illusion of color” similar to the experience of love (#53)? (from Propositions 22 - 62)

In both cases, one believes one’s impressions are intrinsic qualities of the color or beloved, rather than one’s own constructions.

Science can explain neither color nor love.

Colors emerge from an incomprehensible chaos of factors, as does love.

It is impossible to escape experiencing either color or love without making oneself entirely blind.

4.

Why are the speaker and her injured friend unimpressed by platitudes about the reasons for pain? (from Propositions 209 - 240)

Only people who have nothing helpful to say resort to platitudes.

Having a reason does not make pain easier or offer a solution.

Saying there is a reason is lazy, since it makes no attempt to define that reason.

These platitudes may apply to smaller ills, but not to the gravity of the friend’s injuries.

5.

In Proposition 144, what does the blue of the candle flame represent? (from Propositions 134 - 147)

The shifting experience of depression.

Suicidal thinking.

Hope in the midst of despair.

Private suffering.

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