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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. How long did it take for Lydia's family to find where she slept in 'The Lost Children'?
(a) 7 days.
(b) 6 days.
(c) 8 days.
(d) 5 days.

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

3. According to 'John Chapman', what decision must people make when they are in pain?
(a) To die or continue.
(b) To heal or fester.
(c) To prosper or fail.
(d) To feel or ignore.

4. What does the narrator say moles accomplish during their lives in 'Moles'?
(a) Replenishing the earth.
(b) Everything.
(c) Wreaking havoc.
(d) Nothing.

5. In 'The Lost Children', what was near the footprints found of Lydia's?
(a) A cave.
(b) All of these.
(c) A bonnet.
(d) A house of sticks.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did John Chapman call women in 'John Chapman'?

3. What kind of home does the blue heron leave to find in 'A Poem For the Blue Heron'?

4. What makes John Chapman a legend in 'John Chapman'?

5. What pulls the mushrooms in 'Mushrooms' from the ground?

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