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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. In 'Fish', where is the fish when he dies?
(a) The river.
(b) A mud flat.
(c) A pail.
(d) A boat.

2. What are compared to black blossoms in 'Blossom'?
(a) The night.
(b) Winter.
(c) A bear.
(d) Ponds.

3. Why does the narrator say humpbacks sing?
(a) All of these.
(b) For reasons man cannot understand.
(c) To show their inner-beauty.
(d) To communicate their desires.

4. What does the narrator drop into the grass in 'The Meeting'?
(a) A dress.
(b) A weapon.
(c) A package.
(d) A book.

5. How old was Isaac when he went missing in 'The Lost Children'?
(a) 9.
(b) 10.
(c) 12.
(d) 11.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of these words does the narrator use to describe the rain in 'Spring'?

2. Where could the narrator in 'The Kitten' have taken the kitten?

3. What can the miracle that provides life provide in darkness?

4. What swims in everyone in 'Blossom'?

5. What was Lydia's last name in 'The Lost Children'?

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