Directions:	In the module, read Billy Collins's poem, "My Number," and then answer the following questions.
	You may refer to the poem as you answer the questions.

1	The title fits with the poem because
	A)	saying that a person's "number is up" means that the person is about to die.
	B)	the poet, Billy Collins, has written a large number of poems.
	C)	of the number of lines in the poem.
	D)	the poet talks about a number of Death's activities in the poem.
2	What is being discussed in the poem?
	A)	the many ways in which Death can strike people down
	B)	Death's difficulty in finding the person he is looking for
	C)	the poet's concern that Death may be seeking him
	D)	Death's difficulty in following directions
3	Who is speaking or being addressed?
	A)	Death is speaking to its victims.
	B)	The poet is thinking out loud, talking to himself.
	C)	Those who have already died are talking about death.
	D)	The poet is talking to Death.
4	What figure of speech is represented by "scattering cancer cells like seeds" and "its [the cloak's] hood raised like the head of a crow"?
	A)	hyperbole
	B)	simile
	C)	metaphor
	D)	personification
5	What is the tone of the poem?
	A)	angry, enraged
	B)	insulting, contemptuous
	C)	enthusiastic, excited
	D)	irreverent, amused
6	What is the theme of the poem?
	A)	Even though Death stalks us, it is possible to talk Death out of claiming us.
	B)	Death can perhaps be delayed, but it will eventually find and claim each of us.
	C)	It is possible to live in a place so difficult to find that Death will not be able to find us.
	D)	Death claims as many people through accidents as through cancer.