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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Finish this line from the poem "Ignorance": "Our flesh surrounds us with ________."
(a) Organs of life.
(b) Its own precision.
(c) Breath and hope.
(d) Its own decisions.

2. In "Homage to a Government," why are the soldiers coming home?
(a) The war is over.
(b) The draft was revoked.
(c) They are defeated.
(d) They lack money.

3. Finish this line from "High Windows": "And everyone young going down the long slide to _______."
(a) Death.
(b) Faith.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Old Age.

4. Finish this line from "The Building": "Though crowds each evening try with wasteful, weak, propitiatory _________."
(a) Kisses.
(b) Congratulations.
(c) Farewells.
(d) Flowers.

5. When was the collection "High Windows" published?
(a) 1980.
(b) 1950.
(c) 1974.
(d) 1968.

6. In the poem "Sympathy in White Major," how many ice cubes does the narrator put in his glass?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

7. In "The Building," what kind of building is the poem about?
(a) A hospital.
(b) A restaurant.
(c) A hotel.
(d) A museum.

8. In the poem "Take One Home for the Kiddies," what happens to the animal that is brought home?
(a) The children love it.
(b) It dies.
(c) The children fight over it.
(d) It runs away.

9. In the poem "Send No Money," what does the narrator say he spent his youth chasing?
(a) Girls.
(b) Truth.
(c) Money.
(d) Fame.

10. What is the subject of the poem "Sunny Prestatyn"?
(a) A poster.
(b) A lover.
(c) A city.
(d) A college.

11. What kind of animal is mentioned in the poem "First Sight"?
(a) A pig.
(b) A fawn.
(c) A cow.
(d) A lamb.

12. In "Sympathy in White Major," what does the narrator drink?
(a) Gin.
(b) Lemonade.
(c) Soda.
(d) Whiskey.

13. In the poem "Wild Oats," how much did the narrator pay for the ring?
(a) Two guineas.
(b) Thirty guineas.
(c) Ten guineas.
(d) Fifty guineas.

14. What is the last line of the poem "The Old Fools"?
(a) We shall find out.
(b) Those old fools.
(c) Listen once more.
(d) Into the blue.

15. In "Dublinesque," what is passing through the streets?
(a) A parade.
(b) A bus.
(c) A funeral.
(d) A trolley.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the poem "Sympathy in White Major," what does the narrator say is not his favorite color?

2. In "How Distant," what departure does the poem mention?

3. What is the subject of the poem "Water"?

4. In "The Card-Players," what is the weather outside?

5. In "Friday Night at the Royal Station Hotel," where have the salesmen gone?

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