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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 37-40.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Whitman say the man is now that he has tears in his face at the sight of the waters?
(a) Baby.
(b) Child.
(c) Teen.
(d) Woman.

2. Whitman hears that some people believe that he is trying to destroy ____________, which confuses him.
(a) Schools.
(b) Libraries.
(c) Institutions.
(d) Churches.

3. For how many years in Manhattan has Whitman watched the parades of soldiers through the city?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Thirty.
(c) Forty.
(d) Ten.

4. Who does Whitman want to kiss him, to touch him on the lips as he touches those he loves?
(a) A wave.
(b) His mother.
(c) His lover.
(d) Paumanok.

5. Whitman says that he is not sure, but the high soul of lovers welcomes _______ most.
(a) Truth.
(b) Desire.
(c) Death.
(d) Lust.

Short Answer Questions

1. The poem "As Time Draws Nigh" is a poem about the death of ___________ and about how there is no way to tell what happens after.

2. During this section of the poems, what age does Whitman profess to being?

3. Who does Whitman not want to shut their proud doors to him, as stated in a poem of that same idea?

4. Whitman says that he often looks up at the perfect __________ of the stars during walks in the night.

5. ___________ are able to convey nature, enjoy materialism, become orators, and create from their own experiences.

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