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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the title of one of the poems in Four Poems?
(a) "Argument."
(b) "Talk."
(c) "Conversation."
(d) "Discussion."

2. What happens to the sheep in "Cape Breton"?
(a) They get scared by the planes and walk off the edge of a cliff.
(b) They drown.
(c) They get scared by the birds and walk off the edge of a cliff.
(d) They get scared by the waves and walk off the edge of a cliff.

3. What is similar about the language in the poems in North and South?
(a) It is crisp and precise.
(b) It is prosaic.
(c) It is general.
(d) It is rambling.

4. Who do the characters pick up in "Manners"?
(a) A boy and his dog.
(b) A boy and his crow.
(c) A boy and his goat.
(d) A boy and his falcon.

5. Who is the executioner in "The Hanging of the Mouse"?
(a) The raccoon.
(b) The dog.
(c) The cat.
(d) The rat.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Brazil January 1, 1502," how does the poet attempt to view the scenery?

2. What is described in the poem "Paris, 7 A.M."?

3. What types of fish does the old man in "At the Fishhouses" catch?

4. Who cries for the mouse in "The Hanging of the Mouse"?

5. What is the subject of the three poems in Rainy Season; Sub Tropics?

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