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Amends "Amends"

1 How does Rich characterize the moon?
Gentle, caring

Cold, cunning

Indifferent, uninterested

Angry, frustrated
2 Which of the following quotes most supports the theme of ineffectuality?
"nights like this: on the cold apple-bough a white star"

"as it unavailing pours into the gash"

"as it soaks through cracks into the trailers tremulous with sleep"

"as it picks at greater stones, as it rises with the surf"
3 What does "fuselage" mean?
the main body of an aircraft

a large building with an extensive floor area, typically for housing aircraft

a wrecked aircraft

the wings of an aircraft
4 What does hangared mean?
technologically advanced

stored in a large building

deserted

rusted
5 What does tremulous mean?
Desperate

Forgetful

Vulnerable

Quivering
6 Which of the following quotes most assists Rich in personifying the moon?
"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"

"as it flicks across the tracks"
7 Re-read the first stanza. What does Rich leave ambiguous?
Whether its really night, or the apple bough just looks like a starry constellation

Whether this night is unique, or typical

Whether the white star is a star, or a metaphor for a flower

Whether the light comes from the stars or the moon
8 Which stanza most differs from the form of the rest of the poem?
3

4

1

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

Assonance

Irony

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

"a white star, then another exploding out of the bark"

"as it licks the broken ledge"

"as it unavailing pours into the gash of the sand-and-gravel quarry"
12 Which of the following best describes the speaker in "Amends"?
The speaker is addressing the moon as a lover, while ignoring the rest of the landscape

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 distant and absent, looking at the world from a distance
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?
4

2

3

1
14 Which of the following best describes Rich's politics?
Romantic environmentalism

Lesbian feminism

Pro-business conservative

Rich wasn't political
15 How is most of "Amends" structured?
As a sonnet

As an argument

As a list

As a parable
16 What does the ineffectuality of the moon suggest?
The personified moon doesn't care about the world

Beauty doesn't matter

Beauty is not enough to make the world a more just place

Injustice is inevitable, and its not worth fighting against
17 What does "Amends" suggest about the relationship between nature and culture?
Nature is eternal and beautiful, while humans are ugly and temporary

Industry improves upon nature and makes it better for humans

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

Because humans have been destructive to nature, nature will strike back and get rid of humans
18 Which of the following most strongly suggests eroticism between the moon and the earth?
"as if to make amends"

"as it unavailing pours into the gash"

"as it licks the broken ledge"

"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 suggests that the moon is not a reliable source of care for the earth

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
20 Which of the following is NOT an example of parallelism?
"as it dwells upon the eyelids of the sleepers as if to make amends."

"as it licks the broken ledge, as it flows up the cliffs, as it flicks across the tracks"

"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

Loss of biodiversity

Inefficiency

Mistreatment of workers
22 Which of the following does NOT suggest that the sleepers are likely impoverished?
The cracks in their trailers

Their exhaustion

The trailers

Their forms of work
23 What does the moon's care towards the sleepers suggest?
The moon wants to persuade them to change their behavior

The moon is attracted to them

They have experienced harm, just as the land has

The moon has been duped by human beings
24 Which of the following is NOT something the moon is likely trying to make amends for?
The harm done to the land

The injustice of the world

The expense of crop-dusting

The harm done to workers
25 What is the role of beauty in "Amends"?
Beauty is a tool the powerful use to distract from violence

Beauty coexists with harm, but cannot undo it

Beauty is able to lessen the impact of violence

Beauty isn't important in "Amends"

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