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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Humpbacks, A Meeting, Little Sister Pond, The Roses and Blackberries.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator see sizzling under the door in 'Web'?
(a) Ambulance lights.
(b) Mirrors.
(c) Lightning.
(d) Electric lights.

2. What makes John Chapman a legend in 'John Chapman'?
(a) His trees.
(b) His clothing.
(c) His speeches.
(d) His relations with the Indians.

3. In 'Clapp's Pond', what does the narrator see drinking from the lake miles away?
(a) A doe.
(b) A rabbit.
(c) A pheasant.
(d) An egret.

4. Who is the wood duck calling to in 'Little Sister Pond'?
(a) Her mate.
(b) The narrator.
(c) Her hatchlings.
(d) An intruder.

5. What does the narrator compare sin to in 'An Old Whorehouse'?
(a) Memories.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Stagnant water.
(d) Tar.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does John Chapman use as a hat in 'John Chapman'?

2. What color is the beast in 'Tasting the Wild Grapes'?

3. What does the narrator of 'Humpbacks' compare the jumps of a humpback to?

4. What does the dust try to hide in the whorehouse?

5. What has a captain in 'Humpbacks' seen a whale playing with?

(see the answer key)

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