1 What personal practice of Vuong's is especially relevant to the poem "The Bull"/ Prayer Writing Atheism Zen Buddhism 2 What story does this poem engage with? Genesis The Gates of Paradise The Flood Ten Bulls 3 Where does "The Bull" appear in the collection? last poem of the last section first poem of the first section epigraph in the middle 4 How does the poem's placement affect the entire collection? It relates to the poems in Section I It relates to the poems in Section IV It has no bearing on the entire collection Sets the tone, introduces thematic throughline of transformations 5 How many lines does the poem "The Bull" have? 14 22 21 20 6 Who is standing alone in the backyard at the beginning of the poem? The speaker's father The speaker The speaker's mother The Bull 7 Finish this quote: "...so dark / the night__" bruised around him purpled around him looked light swallowed him 8 What is the poem's form? Quatrains Couplets Tercets Free verse 9 What is the poem's meter? Iambic pentameter Free verse Anapest meter Trochaic meter 10 How many stanzas does the poem have? 4 3 1 2 11 Why does the speaker step outside? He becomes a matador He wants to escape the bull He wants to fight the bull He claims he has no choice 12 What color are the bull's eyes? night purple bruised blue ocean blue kerosene blue 13 What does the speaker ask the bull? What it needs If the bull will spare him The speaker does not ask the bull anything What it wants 14 Which of the following does not appear in "The Bull?" Reaching War Entrances Self exploration 15 What language does the speaker claim to be speaking? Vietnamese No language Written language only English 16 According to the speaker, what does it mean to be a boy? to be responsible to one's mother to be a child to love to play to be a murderer of childhood 17 What quality of the bull's does the speaker focus on? Gentleness Hurtfulness Beauty Divinity 18 In reaching for the bull, what does the speaker say he is reaching for? The bull's soul Answers Beauty The depths 19 How does the poet write out the conjunction "and"? this conjunction does not appear in this poem & and + 20 What is the poem's color palette? Cool colors Rainbow Warm colors Gray and black 21 What is the entrance of the bull compared to? Zeus A god The speaker's mother The speaker himself 22 What particular theme does this poem introduce? Entrances War Relationship to Mother Animal instincts 23 How does "The Bull" relate to the final poem in the collection? In "The Bull," the speaker reaches toward an animal-shaped entrance that represents himself. In the last poem, he finds freedom. In "The Bull," the speaker reaches toward an animal-shaped entrance that represents himself. In the last poem, he finds his mother in the afterlife. In "The Bull," the speaker reaches toward an animal-shaped entrance that represents himself. In the last poem, he finds the bull and kills him. In "The Bull," the speaker reaches toward an animal-shaped entrance that represents his mother. In the last poem, he finds the bull and kills him. 24 Why doesn't the speaker want the bull? He wants a horse instead He doesn't want the bull to be beautiful He is scared of the bull He doesn't like himself 25 What is the Zen story The Ten Bulls about? Eschewing attachment Learning how to meditate Learning how to relate to animals Self-realization