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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Cold Poem, A Poem for the Blue Heron, Flying, Postcard from Flamingo and Vultures.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the changing water remind the blue heron of in 'A Poem For the Blue Heron'?
(a) Winter.
(b) Mating.
(c) Summer.
(d) Migration.

2. How did Isaac go missing in 'The Lost Children'?
(a) He fell in a pit.
(b) He was stolen.
(c) He got lost.
(d) He ran away.

3. What is the beast in 'Tasting the Wild Grapes'?
(a) A fox.
(b) A rabbit.
(c) A skunk.
(d) A heron.

4. What makes the crows so angry with the owl in 'Crows and Owls'?
(a) It mocked the crows' loss.
(b) It took over the crows' nest.
(c) It killed a crow.
(d) It allowed a crow to be killed.

5. How did the narrator of 'The Kitten' feel when she buried the kitten?
(a) Sad.
(b) Peaceful.
(c) Lonely.
(d) Confused.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the narrator think Isaac caught when he went missing in 'The Lost Children'?

2. How did Isaac feel when he returned to the world in 'The Lost Children'?

3. What blurs the moles' traceries in 'Moles'?

4. What color is the beast in 'Tasting the Wild Grapes'?

5. What is the blue heron looking for in 'A Poem for the Blue Heron'?

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