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Amends "Amends"

1 How does Rich characterize the moon?
Gentle, caring

Indifferent, uninterested

Cold, cunning

Angry, frustrated
2 Which of the following quotes most supports the theme of ineffectuality?
"as it soaks through cracks into the trailers tremulous with sleep"

"as it picks at greater stones, as it rises with the surf"

"nights like this: on the cold apple-bough a white star"

"as it unavailing pours into the gash"
3 What does "fuselage" mean?
the main body of an aircraft

a wrecked aircraft

the wings of an aircraft

a large building with an extensive floor area, typically for housing aircraft
4 What does hangared mean?
stored in a large building

deserted

technologically advanced

rusted
5 What does tremulous mean?
Vulnerable

Forgetful

Desperate

Quivering
6 Which of the following quotes most assists Rich in personifying the moon?
"as it flicks across the tracks"

"on the cold apple-bough a white star, then another"

"as it soaks through cracks into the trailers"

"laying its cheek for moments on the sand"
7 Re-read the first stanza. What does Rich leave ambiguous?
Whether the white star is a star, or a metaphor for a flower

Whether the light comes from the stars or the moon

Whether its really night, or the apple bough just looks like a starry constellation

Whether this night is unique, or typical
8 Which stanza most differs from the form of the rest of the poem?
4

1

3

2
9 The syntax of stanza 2 is an example of what literary device?
Irony

Assonance

Parallelism

Alliteration
10 What does the repetition of the phrase "as it" emphasize?
All of the things in the poem coexist in the same world

The moonlight is moving quickly over the ground

The power of the moonlight to change the whole world

That each thing in the poem has the same significance
11 Which of the following quotes does NOT use metaphor to suggest the implicit presence of violence?
"as it unavailing pours into the gash of the sand-and-gravel quarry"

"as it leans across the hangared fuselage of the crop-dusting plane"

"as it licks the broken ledge"

"a white star, then another exploding out of the bark"
12 Which of the following best describes the speaker in "Amends"?
The speaker is distant and absent, looking at the world from a distance

The speaker is passionate about the beauty of nature, but uninterested in people

The speaker is close to the action, and its hard to see beyond her

The speaker is addressing the moon as a lover, while ignoring the rest of the landscape
13 "Amends" is written in free verse. Which stanza employs internal rhyme, or the use of words which rhyme which each other in the middle or beginning of the lines?
3

4

2

1
14 Which of the following best describes Rich's politics?
Lesbian feminism

Rich wasn't political

Romantic environmentalism

Pro-business conservative
15 How is most of "Amends" structured?
As a sonnet

As a list

As a parable

As an argument
16 What does the ineffectuality of the moon suggest?
Beauty is not enough to make the world a more just place

Beauty doesn't matter

The personified moon doesn't care about the world

Injustice is inevitable, and its not worth fighting against
17 What does "Amends" suggest about the relationship between nature and culture?
Because humans have been destructive to nature, nature will strike back and get rid of humans

Nature is eternal and beautiful, while humans are ugly and temporary

Industry has been destructive to nature, but humans and nature still share the same world

Industry improves upon nature and makes it better for humans
18 Which of the following most strongly suggests eroticism between the moon and the earth?
"as if to make amends"

"as it licks the broken ledge"

"as it unavailing pours into the gash"

"as it picks at greater stones"
19 Which of the following is NOT a convincing explanation for why Rich eroticizes the relationship between the moon and the earth, based on the rest of the poem?
The eroticism is another way of conveying the care the moon feels towards the earth

The eroticism emphasizes the beauty of both the moon and the world

Rich is aligning the moon with lesbian femininity, and the modes of care associated with women

The eroticism suggests that the moon is not a reliable source of care for the earth
20 Which of the following is NOT an example of parallelism?
"as it licks the broken ledge, as it flows up the cliffs, as it flicks across the tracks"

"as it dwells upon the eyelids of the sleepers as if to make amends."

"moonlight picking at small stones as it picks at greater stones"

"Nights like this: on the cold apple-bough...exploding out of the bark: on the ground"
21 Which of the following is NOT a typical criticism of industrial agriculture?
Mistreatment of animals

Inefficiency

Loss of biodiversity

Mistreatment of workers
22 Which of the following does NOT suggest that the sleepers are likely impoverished?
Their exhaustion

Their forms of work

The cracks in their trailers

The trailers
23 What does the moon's care towards the sleepers suggest?
The moon has been duped by human beings

The moon is attracted to them

The moon wants to persuade them to change their behavior

They have experienced harm, just as the land has
24 Which of the following is NOT something the moon is likely trying to make amends for?
The injustice of the world

The expense of crop-dusting

The harm done to workers

The harm done to the land
25 What is the role of beauty in "Amends"?
Beauty is able to lessen the impact of violence

Beauty is a tool the powerful use to distract from violence

Beauty isn't important in "Amends"

Beauty coexists with harm, but cannot undo it

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