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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, Oral Messages.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Poem 27, what tolled twice, once for the birth of love and once for the death?
(a) A bell.
(b) A telephone.
(c) A cloche.
(d) The clock.

2. In "Junkman's Obbligato," the poet writes, "Empty out your pockets and _____."
(a) Disappear.
(b) Arouse.
(c) Fall asleep.
(d) Awaken.

3. What bird is feeding "on its own breast" in Poem 11?
(a) Eagle.
(b) Ibis.
(c) Falcon.
(d) Thrush.

4. Where did the Widder Fogliani have whiskers?
(a) On her chest.
(b) On her soul.
(c) On her heart.
(d) On her chin.

5. Where does the poet ask to go in "Junkman's Obbligato"?
(a) Rome.
(b) Isle of Manisfree.
(c) Athens.
(d) Paris.

Short Answer Questions

1. The poet writes in "I Am Waiting," "I am waiting for the war to be fought which will make the world safe for" what?

2. In the poem, "Dog," what does the dog see in Chinatown windows?

3. What is the literary allusion in Poem 2?

4. The poets writes in "Junkman's Obbligato," "Let us not wait for ______ / to carry us triumphant / into the interior waving / at the natives."

5. What does the poet do with all the old ladies in Poem 18?

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