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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Spring, Morning at Great Pond, The Snakes, Blossom and Something.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Isaac when he went missing in 'The Lost Children'?
(a) 10.
(b) 12.
(c) 11.
(d) 9.

2. Which of these words does the narrator use to describe the rain in 'Spring'?
(a) Pale.
(b) Clean.
(c) All of these.
(d) Soft.

3. According to 'John Chapman', what decision must people make when they are in pain?
(a) To die or continue.
(b) To feel or ignore.
(c) To prosper or fail.
(d) To heal or fester.

4. What does the dust try to hide in the whorehouse?
(a) The sin.
(b) The past.
(c) The allure.
(d) The glamour.

5. What season can John Chapman still be sensed in 'John Chapman'?
(a) Summer.
(b) Winter.
(c) Spring.
(d) Fall.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of these is used to describe the moles in 'Moles'?

2. What does the crow call in 'Rain in Ohio'?

3. Who does the narrator feel most sorry for in 'The Lost Children'?

4. What is the blue heron looking for in 'A Poem for the Blue Heron'?

5. What is thriving at the Boston Hospital?

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