1 Which of the following is likely Fred's relationship to the speaker? Her imaginary hero A hurricane that she remembers Her brother Her romantic partner 2 This poem is a sonnet. False True 3 Where is the speaker? A mythical field Upon a horse An office away from her home Her office in her house 4 What embarrasses the speaker? Her past relationships with a string of unmemorable boys Her inability to focus on her work Her contentment despite a lack of excitement in her relationship Her love of fantasy novels 5 Who is Floyd? A hurricane A mischievous boy the speaker remembers from her youth The speaker's partner The speaker's self-proclaimed enemy 6 Which of the following are the hallmarks of the "post-postmodern age" that the speaker mentions? A return to medieval tropes and rhyming poems Compact discs and faxes Melancholy and boredom One evening 7 Who are Marcel, Percy, and Dewy? The speaker's three brothers The speaker's ex-boyfriends from her youth The speaker's three children The last hurricanes the speaker remembers enduring 8 Who is the "you" in this poem? The speaker herself The speaker's unborn child The reader The speaker's partner 9 The tone of this poem is best described by which of the following words? Sorrowful and restrained Confessional and sarcastic Self-deprecating and tired Thoughtful and nostalgic 10 Who in this poem is "cussing up a storm"? Percy Fred The speaker Hurricane Floyd 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 that the scene is more romantic and dramatic than the actual experience of her relationship She feels disappointed by her real-life relationships for not living up to the ideals she had as a teenager 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 wants to be free of her tangible belongings 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 feels very attached to the belongings she keeps in her office The speaker describes how these mundane objects could relate back to her partner in her head 14 This poem is in part an apology to the speaker's partner. False True 15 This poem is in iambic pentameter. False True 16 Whom or what does the speaker call "Oddly male" in this poem? Her computer and fax machine Her partner Percy Hurricane Floyd 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 speaker's honeymoon The speaker's occupation The hurricane The post-postmodern age 19 What part does candy play in this poem? The speaker sees candy as a symbol of the love in her relationship The speaker uses it as a metaphor to describe some of her past relationships The speaker is considering the nature of vice in her everyday life The speaker describes how even simple candy reminds her of her partner 20 What is "the ordinary" that the speaker refers to in the poem? The objects in the office The speaker's old life An unattainable ideal for the speaker's relationships The speaker's relationship 21 This poem means to shine light on many of the speaker's past relationships as well as her present one. True False 22 This poem includes a dedication. False True 23 What "falls short of Divine" in this poem? The speaker's relationship to her writing The speaker's past relationships The speaker's religious inclinations The speaker's current relationship 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 The licorice Aeries (large bird nests) The computers