Who Burns for the Perfection of Paper

Who is the author of the poem?

• Julia Alvarez

• Thomas Stearns Eliot

• Martín Espada

• Ishmael Reed

For the author of this poem, Poetry became about social justice.

• True

• False

Which of these options is NOT the writer's job?

• Essayist

• Editor

• Attorney

• Social Worker

When was the author born?

• March 28, 1961

• August 7, 1957

• July 15, 1950

At what age did the protagonist of the poem worked at a printing plant?

• 16

• 22

• 14

• 20

"I worked after high school hours at a printing plant that manufactured..."

(a)  

The printing plant workers used gloves to perfect the paper.

• True

• False

The hands of the protagonist were cut with sharp scissors.

• True

• False

How many years later did the protagonist go to law school?

• Twelve years later

• Sixteen years later

• Ten years later

• Eight years later

In the first part of the poem, the protagonist is describing:

• His current job

• A job he had as a teenager

• The challenges he faced in high school

• The process of bookbinding