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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Poems from Pictures of the Gone World (1955).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the woman say we do differently at night in "Poem 8" of "Pictures of the Gone World"?
(a) Dream.
(b) Speak.
(c) Wonder.
(d) Think.

2. What can you almost see in the works of the sculptor in "Poem 3" of "Pictures of the Gone World"?
(a) Their breath.
(b) Their truth.
(c) Their hope.
(d) Their heartbeat.

3. Who would the woman quote in "Poem 8" of "Pictures of the Gone World"?
(a) Cocteau.
(b) Plato.
(c) Camus.
(d) Reneaux.

4. What are the "patriotic maidens" wearing in Poem 2?
(a) Paper poppies.
(b) Fur stoles.
(c) Rectangle glasses.
(d) Paper hats.

5. In "Meet Miss Subways," what is the year?
(a) 1948.
(b) 1947.
(c) 1950.
(d) 1957.

Short Answer Questions

1. The poet writes in "I Am Waiting" that he is waiting for a religious revival to sweep through the state of what?

2. What did the subjects of the sculptor in "Poem 3" of "Pictures of the Gone World" never reach?

3. With what does the poet compare the "reality" of the paintings of "Poem 5" of "Pictures of the Gone World"?

4. What stood up in the ending of "Poem 5" of "Pictures of the Gone World"?

5. In poem 2, where does the poet say "we" were sailing through the streets?

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