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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, The Runaway and Other Animals.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who owns the house where the man asks a question in "Love and a Question"?
(a) A newly married couple.
(b) A newly widowed woman.
(c) An older couple.
(d) A couple with their first child.

2. What is the poetic form of "Mowing"?
(a) Song.
(b) Sonnet.
(c) Epic.
(d) Ode.

3. "The Vindictives" is about which ancient location?
(a) Ancient Peru.
(b) Ancient Greece.
(c) Ancient Rome.
(d) Ancient Mexico.

4. What is the normal state of the mountain in "The Birthplace"?
(a) Rocky and harsh.
(b) Slippery and snowy.
(c) With brush for the goats.
(d) Covered in trees.

5. Which poem written by Gibson is quoted in the book?
(a) The Golden Hour.
(b) The Golden Meeting.
(c) The Golden Room.
(d) The Golden Minds.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of "Love and a Question," what does the man coming out of the night ask for?

2. What does a census count?

3. Frost says that the horse in "The Runaway" is shaking its coat like it is shaking off _________________.

4. In "Spring Pools" what do the puddles sit under?

5. In "Sitting by a Bush in Broad Sunlight" what is breath's partner?

(see the answer key)

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