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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 of 'Humpbacks' compare the jumps of a humpback to?
(a) Novels.
(b) Songs.
(c) Myths.
(d) Poems.

2. What does the narrator of 'Clapp's Pond' do when it starts to rain?
(a) Makes her way home.
(b) Dances in the rain.
(c) Puts more logs on the fire.
(d) Goes inside her tent.

3. What does John Chapman always try to honor in 'John Chapman'?
(a) The Indians.
(b) Government officials.
(c) The law.
(d) God's creations.

4. What does John Chapman use as a hat in 'John Chapman'?
(a) A tarp.
(b) A blanket.
(c) A board.
(d) A pot.

5. What color is the creature described in the second part of 'Little Sister Pond'?
(a) White.
(b) Golden.
(c) Gray.
(d) Blue.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do some people label the beast in 'Tasting the Wild Grapes' as?

2. How does the narrator get into the whorehouse?

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

4. What season can John Chapman still be sensed in 'John Chapman'?

5. How does the narrator describe the movement of the creature described in the second part of 'Little Sister Pond'?

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