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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through And Old Whorehouse, Rain in Ohio, Web, University Hospital, Boston and Skunk Cabbage.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who heard John Chapman talking about women in 'John Chapman'?
(a) Mrs. Price.
(b) Ms. Park.
(c) Mrs. Prue.
(d) Ms. Preece.

2. What is the only part of the narrator's body she is concerned with in 'August'?
(a) Her lips.
(b) Her stomach.
(c) Her tongue.
(d) Her fingers.

3. What does the dust try to hide in the whorehouse?
(a) The sin.
(b) The allure.
(c) The glamour.
(d) The past.

4. What does the changing water remind the blue heron of in 'A Poem For the Blue Heron'?
(a) Mating.
(b) Winter.
(c) Migration.
(d) Summer.

5. What does the crow call in 'Rain in Ohio'?
(a) Hooray.
(b) Help.
(c) Rain.
(d) Plunder.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the narrator say she is close to in 'Cold Poem'?

3. What was Isaac doing when he went missing in 'The Lost Children'?

4. What springs up behind John Chapman as he wanders in 'John Chapman'?

5. What is the beast in 'Tasting the Wild Grapes'?

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