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

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

3. What does the narrator of 'Cold Poem' say men become when it grows colder?
(a) Bold and fearful.
(b) Cruel and honest.
(c) Pure and innocent.
(d) Wise and old.

4. How many crows hunt together in 'Crows and Owls'?
(a) 6.
(b) 7.
(c) 9.
(d) 8.

5. What does the narrator say man has a secret love for in 'Cold Poem'?
(a) Their past.
(b) Their own bones.
(c) God.
(d) The sky.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the narrator dream about in 'Cold Poem'?

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

4. In 'The Lost Children', what was near the footprints found of Lydia's?

5. How did Isaac feel when he returned to the world in 'The Lost Children'?

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