1 Which of the following is likely Fred's relationship to the speaker? Her romantic partner Her brother A hurricane that she remembers Her imaginary hero 2 This poem is a sonnet. False True 3 Where is the speaker? A mythical field Her office in her house Upon a horse An office away from her home 4 What embarrasses the speaker? Her love of fantasy novels Her inability to focus on her work Her past relationships with a string of unmemorable boys Her contentment despite a lack of excitement in her relationship 5 Who is Floyd? The speaker's partner A mischievous boy the speaker remembers from her youth The speaker's self-proclaimed enemy A hurricane 6 Which of the following are the hallmarks of the "post-postmodern age" that the speaker mentions? Compact discs and faxes A return to medieval tropes and rhyming poems One evening Melancholy and boredom 7 Who are Marcel, Percy, and Dewy? The speaker's ex-boyfriends from her youth The speaker's three children The speaker's three brothers The last hurricanes the speaker remembers enduring 8 Who is the "you" in this poem? The reader The speaker's partner The speaker herself The speaker's unborn child 9 The tone of this poem is best described by which of the following words? Confessional and sarcastic Thoughtful and nostalgic Sorrowful and restrained Self-deprecating and tired 10 Who in this poem is "cussing up a storm"? Hurricane Floyd Percy Fred The speaker 11 This poem uses rhyme. True False 12 How does the speaker feel about the scene first described where a hero rescues a damsel? She feels that the scene is archaic and misogynistic She feels disappointed by her real-life relationships for not living up to the ideals she had as a teenager She feels that the scene is more romantic and dramatic than the actual experience of her relationship She feels that the relationships in the romance genre are usually shallow 13 Why does the speaker list the objects "This lamp, the wind-still rain, the glossy blue/My pen exudes"? The speaker feels very attached to the belongings she keeps in her office The speaker feels like she is having an out-of-body experience and feels closer to these objects than she does to herself The speaker describes how these mundane objects could relate back to her partner in her head The speaker wants to be free of her tangible belongings 14 This poem is in part an apology to the speaker's partner. True False 15 This poem is in iambic pentameter. False True 16 Whom or what does the speaker call "Oddly male" in this poem? Hurricane Floyd Percy Her computer and fax machine Her partner 17 This poem directly addresses a specific person. False True 18 What does the speaker refer to as "do-it-now-and-take-no-risks/event" in this poem? The post-postmodern age The speaker's occupation The hurricane The speaker's honeymoon 19 What part does candy play in this poem? The speaker uses it as a metaphor to describe some of her past relationships The speaker sees candy as a symbol of the love in her relationship The speaker describes how even simple candy reminds her of her partner The speaker is considering the nature of vice in her everyday life 20 What is "the ordinary" that the speaker refers to in the poem? The objects in the office The speaker's old life The speaker's relationship An unattainable ideal for the speaker's relationships 21 This poem means to shine light on many of the speaker's past relationships as well as her present one. False True 22 This poem includes a dedication. True False 23 What "falls short of Divine" in this poem? The speaker's current relationship The speaker's relationship to her writing The speaker's past relationships The speaker's religious inclinations 24 This person is told in first and second person. True False 25 Which of the following things are not used as a simile or metaphor in this poem? Hurricane Floyd Aeries (large bird nests) The licorice The computers
