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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 26-36.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is singing the song, a husky song as the main character in the poem walks on the beach at night alone?
(a) Father.
(b) Mother.
(c) Sister.
(d) Brother.

2. "And there is ______ to us of all that has ever come of races and days, or ever will come."
(a) Color.
(b) Spirit.
(c) Voice.
(d) Meaning.

3. Whitman believes that the words of true ________ do not merely please those who read them.
(a) Myths.
(b) Poems.
(c) Stories.
(d) Books.

4. Whitman says that he is the sworn _______ of every dauntless rebel the world over, with songs of insurrection.
(a) Priest.
(b) Poet.
(c) Mystic.
(d) Chanter.

5. What is described as never tiring, as being rude, silent, and incomprehensible at first?
(a) Love.
(b) Faith.
(c) Moon.
(d) Earth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Whitman decide to merge with the crowd when they descend to the pavements?

2. Underneath all of the mysticism, what does Whitman say that he sees in the man for his comrade?

3. Who is the man that Whitman describes as being very cute, a man who is a made man from this day?

4. Who does Whitman say that is is close with, murmuring alike reproachfully rolling sands and drift?

5. Whitman says that he was offering too long to feed his soul with __________, which was clearly not a good idea..

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