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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 crow dream about in 'Crows and Owls'?
(a) Finding a lover.
(b) Catching an owl.
(c) Laying eggs.
(d) Beating a man.

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

3. What springs up behind John Chapman as he wanders in 'John Chapman'?
(a) Fond memories.
(b) Apple trees.
(c) Weeds and thistles.
(d) Pixies.

4. What beats the roof in 'Lightning'?
(a) Tree branches.
(b) Rocks.
(c) Rain.
(d) Hail.

5. What does the narrator say happens to the woods in the winter in 'A Poem for the Blue Heron'?
(a) They get noisy.
(b) They get empty.
(c) They grow in silence.
(d) They become dangerous.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did it take for Lydia's family to find where she slept in 'The Lost Children'?

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

3. Which of these is used to describe the moles in 'Moles'?

4. What causes the beast in 'Tasting the Wild Grapes' to explode at times?

5. What does the changing water remind the blue heron of in 'A Poem For the Blue Heron'?

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