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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. What does the changing water remind the blue heron of in 'A Poem For the Blue Heron'?
(a) Winter.
(b) Migration.
(c) Summer.
(d) Mating.

2. What causes the beast in 'Tasting the Wild Grapes' to explode at times?
(a) The smell of grapes.
(b) The sound of thunder.
(c) Walking by it.
(d) Hearing footsteps.

3. What color is the snake in 'Rain in Ohio'?
(a) Red.
(b) Black.
(c) Brown.
(d) Green.

4. What month does the narrator of 'A Poem for the Blue Heron' see the blue heron?
(a) September.
(b) November.
(c) October.
(d) August.

5. What are compared to black blossoms in 'Blossom'?
(a) A bear.
(b) The night.
(c) Winter.
(d) Ponds.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are the packed leaves pushed in 'Spring'?

2. What does the narrator of 'Blossom' say death is a state of?

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

4. What is thriving at the Boston Hospital?

5. What kind of home does the blue heron leave to find in 'A Poem For the Blue Heron'?

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