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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 does the water turn to according to the metaphor in 'A Poem For the Blue Heron'?
(a) Mist.
(b) Memory.
(c) Fire.
(d) Glass.

2. What kind of home does the blue heron leave to find in 'A Poem For the Blue Heron'?
(a) A cave.
(b) A tree.
(c) A nest.
(d) A shallow ditch.

3. What do some people label the beast in 'Tasting the Wild Grapes' as?
(a) A nuisance.
(b) A thought.
(c) A vision.
(d) A sound.

4. What did the narrator think Isaac caught when he went missing in 'The Lost Children'?
(a) Confusion of self.
(b) Dancing feet.
(c) Adventure.
(d) A will to live.

5. In 'John Chapman', what state does John Chapman live in?
(a) Indiana.
(b) Iowa.
(c) Ohio.
(d) Oregon.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What season can John Chapman still be sensed in 'John Chapman'?

4. What does the narrator feel during the storm in 'Lightning'?

5. What does the narrator in 'August' compare what she is eating to?

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