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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. Who heard John Chapman talking about women in 'John Chapman'?
(a) Mrs. Prue.
(b) Mrs. Price.
(c) Ms. Park.
(d) Ms. Preece.

2. What blurs the moles' traceries in 'Moles'?
(a) Rain.
(b) Grass.
(c) Wind.
(d) Fieldwork.

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

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

5. What did someone tell the narrator in the second part of 'A Poem for the Blue Heron'?
(a) She is limited.
(b) Some things are impossible.
(c) God has abandoned man.
(d) All things are for a reason.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator describe the stranger in 'Flying'?

2. What does the narrator of 'Clapp's Pond' do when it starts to rain?

3. Why do some people not gather the mushrooms in 'Mushrooms'?

4. What makes the crows so angry with the owl in 'Crows and Owls'?

5. What does the narrator want to do to the stranger in 'Flying'?

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