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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. What shines in 'Lightning'?
(a) The rain.
(b) The oaks.
(c) The lake.
(d) The house lights.

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

3. What did John Chapman call women in 'John Chapman'?
(a) Deceivers.
(b) Creators.
(c) Beauty.
(d) Masked beings.

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

5. What does the narrator say she is close to in 'Cold Poem'?
(a) Death.
(b) Winter.
(c) The edge.
(d) Nature.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the lightning teach the narrator about in 'Lightning'?

2. What did someone tell the narrator in the second part of 'A Poem for the Blue Heron'?

3. What was Lydia's last name in 'The Lost Children'?

4. How does the narrator describe the shark heading for the seals in 'Cold Poem'?

5. What was Isaac's last name in 'The Lost Children'?

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