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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 is the narrator in 'Flying'?
(a) A hot-air balloon.
(b) An airport.
(c) A large meeting.
(d) A plane.

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

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

4. What makes the crows so angry with the owl in 'Crows and Owls'?
(a) It killed a crow.
(b) It allowed a crow to be killed.
(c) It mocked the crows' loss.
(d) It took over the crows' nest.

5. What does the narrator want to do to the stranger in 'Flying'?
(a) Touch him.
(b) Be with him.
(c) Take a picture of him.
(d) Talk to him.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How long does the storm in 'Lightning' last?

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

4. What is the only part of the narrator's body she is concerned with in 'August'?

5. What does the narrator say man has a secret love for in 'Cold Poem'?

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