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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Cold Poem, A Poem for the Blue Heron, Flying, Postcard from Flamingo and Vultures.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where could the narrator in 'The Kitten' have taken the kitten?
(a) A graveyard.
(b) A land fill.
(c) A museum.
(d) A vet.

2. How does the narrator describe the stranger in 'Flying'?
(a) Familiar.
(b) Beautiful.
(c) Strange.
(d) Suspicious.

3. What does the narrator of 'A Poem for the Blue Heron' build lots of when it grows cold?
(a) Graves.
(b) Meals.
(c) Fires.
(d) Homes.

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

5. Who does the narrator feel most sorry for in 'The Lost Children'?
(a) The abductors.
(b) The siblings.
(c) The parents.
(d) The children.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did it take for Lydia's family to find where she slept in 'The Lost Children'?

2. Where is the narrator in 'Flying'?

3. What is the beast in 'Tasting the Wild Grapes'?

4. How did Isaac feel when he returned to the world in 'The Lost Children'?

5. What do the birds decide not to do in the winter in 'A Poem for the Blue Heron'?

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