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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the whorehouse filled with?
(a) Cobwebs.
(b) Bones.
(c) Pictures.
(d) Old clothing.

3. What does the water turn to according to the metaphor in 'A Poem For the Blue Heron'?
(a) Glass.
(b) Mist.
(c) Fire.
(d) Memory.

4. What makes John Chapman a legend in 'John Chapman'?
(a) His speeches.
(b) His clothing.
(c) His trees.
(d) His relations with the Indians.

5. What season can John Chapman still be sensed in 'John Chapman'?
(a) Spring.
(b) Fall.
(c) Winter.
(d) Summer.

6. What do the moles find delicious in 'Moles'?
(a) Sand.
(b) Dirt.
(c) Work.
(d) Darkness.

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

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

9. How many people does the narrator walk through the whorehouse with in 'An Old Whorehouse'?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

10. What does the narrator say moles accomplish during their lives in 'Moles'?
(a) Everything.
(b) Wreaking havoc.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Replenishing the earth.

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

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

13. How long does the storm in 'Lightning' last?
(a) 6 hours.
(b) 5 hours.
(c) 7 hours.
(d) 4 hours.

14. What does the narrator say the wind has in 'Web'?
(a) Language.
(b) Breath.
(c) A mind.
(d) Bones.

15. How do men protect themselves when it grows colder, according to 'Cold Poem'?
(a) They listen to their bodies.
(b) They gather close to those they love.
(c) They kill others.
(d) They go to church.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the crow call in 'Rain in Ohio'?

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

4. Why did the narrator in 'The Lost Children' say Tarhe refused to return Isaac?

5. What does the narrator of 'Cold Poem' say men become when it grows colder?

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