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