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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 describe at the beginning of 'Little Sister Pond'?
(a) The sights.
(b) The sounds.
(c) The touches.
(d) The smells.

2. What storms in 'May'?
(a) Blossoms.
(b) Rain.
(c) Leaves.
(d) Feathers.

3. How many humpbacks are near the boat in 'Humpbacks'?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

4. Where is the narrator in 'Flying'?
(a) A hot-air balloon.
(b) An airport.
(c) A large meeting.
(d) A plane.

5. How does the narrator get into the whorehouse?
(a) She breaks down the door.
(b) She climbs through a hole in the roof.
(c) She uses a skeleton key.
(d) She climbs through a broken window.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are the packed leaves pushed in 'Spring'?

2. What does the narrator feel during the storm in 'Lightning'?

3. What does the water turn to according to the metaphor in 'A Poem For the Blue Heron'?

4. What do the frogs shout in 'Blossom'?

5. How does the narrator describe her thoughts in the third part of 'Little Sister Pond'?

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