1 Which of the following is likely Fred's relationship to the speaker? A hurricane that she remembers Her romantic partner Her brother Her imaginary hero 2 This poem is a sonnet. False True 3 Where is the speaker? An office away from her home Her office in her house Upon a horse A mythical field 4 What embarrasses the speaker? Her love of fantasy novels Her inability to focus on her work Her contentment despite a lack of excitement in her relationship Her past relationships with a string of unmemorable boys 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 Melancholy and boredom One evening A return to medieval tropes and rhyming poems 7 Who are Marcel, Percy, and Dewy? The speaker's three brothers The speaker's three children The last hurricanes the speaker remembers enduring The speaker's ex-boyfriends from her youth 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"? Fred The speaker Hurricane Floyd Percy 11 This poem uses rhyme. False True 12 How does the speaker feel about the scene first described where a hero rescues a damsel? 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 archaic and misogynistic 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 describes how these mundane objects could relate back to her partner in her head 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 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? Percy Her partner Hurricane Floyd Her computer and fax machine 17 This poem directly addresses a specific person. True False 18 What does the speaker refer to as "do-it-now-and-take-no-risks/event" in this poem? The hurricane The post-postmodern age The speaker's honeymoon The speaker's occupation 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 describes how even simple candy reminds her of her partner The speaker is considering the nature of vice in her everyday life The speaker sees candy as a symbol of the love in her relationship 20 What is "the ordinary" that the speaker refers to in the poem? An unattainable ideal for the speaker's relationships The speaker's relationship The objects in the office The speaker's old life 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. True False 23 What "falls short of Divine" in this poem? The speaker's religious inclinations The speaker's past relationships The speaker's relationship to her writing 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? The computers Hurricane Floyd Aeries (large bird nests) The licorice