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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Humpbacks, A Meeting, Little Sister Pond, The Roses and Blackberries.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator spend time looking at in the third part of 'Little Sister Pond'?
(a) The water.
(b) The clouds.
(c) A man.
(d) Books.

2. How does the narrator describe the shark heading for the seals in 'Cold Poem'?
(a) Aggressive.
(b) Angry.
(c) Obscure.
(d) Beautiful.

3. Why do some people not gather the mushrooms in 'Mushrooms'?
(a) Some are poison.
(b) They are in a hidden place.
(c) They are protected.
(d) Some do not like them.

4. What touches the head of the muskrat in 'White Night'?
(a) The narrator.
(b) The wind.
(c) The moon.
(d) The river.

5. What does the narrator recognize for the first time in 'Web'?
(a) Danger.
(b) Poison.
(c) Fear.
(d) Need.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many humpbacks are near the boat in 'Humpbacks'?

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

4. What do some people label the beast in 'Tasting the Wild Grapes' as?

5. What month does the narrator of 'A Poem for the Blue Heron' see the blue heron?

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