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