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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What springs up behind John Chapman as he wanders in 'John Chapman'?
(a) Fond memories.
(b) Weeds and thistles.
(c) Pixies.
(d) Apple trees.

2. What season does 'Mushrooms' take place in?
(a) Summer.
(b) Spring.
(c) Fall.
(d) Winter.

3. Which of these is used to describe the moles in 'Moles'?
(a) Quick.
(b) All of these.
(c) Shy.
(d) Hidden.

4. What does the crow dream about in 'Crows and Owls'?
(a) Beating a man.
(b) Finding a lover.
(c) Laying eggs.
(d) Catching an owl.

5. How does the narrator describe the stranger in 'Flying'?
(a) Familiar.
(b) Suspicious.
(c) Beautiful.
(d) Strange.

6. Who killed a crow the week before in 'Crows and Owls'?
(a) A fox.
(b) A hawk.
(c) An owl.
(d) A man.

7. What does the narrator compare sin to in 'An Old Whorehouse'?
(a) Tar.
(b) Memories.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Stagnant water.

8. What does the narrator see sizzling under the door in 'Web'?
(a) Mirrors.
(b) Ambulance lights.
(c) Lightning.
(d) Electric lights.

9. How did Isaac feel when he returned to the world in 'The Lost Children'?
(a) Happy.
(b) Alone.
(c) Relieved.
(d) Lost.

10. What does John Chapman use as a hat in 'John Chapman'?
(a) A blanket.
(b) A pot.
(c) A board.
(d) A tarp.

11. How long did it take for Lydia's family to find where she slept in 'The Lost Children'?
(a) 7 days.
(b) 5 days.
(c) 6 days.
(d) 8 days.

12. What month does the narrator of 'A Poem for the Blue Heron' see the blue heron?
(a) August.
(b) November.
(c) September.
(d) October.

13. In 'John Chapman', what state does John Chapman live in?
(a) Iowa.
(b) Ohio.
(c) Indiana.
(d) Oregon.

14. What does the narrator of 'A Poem for the Blue Heron' build lots of when it grows cold?
(a) Fires.
(b) Homes.
(c) Meals.
(d) Graves.

15. What is the blue heron looking for in 'A Poem for the Blue Heron'?
(a) Water.
(b) A home.
(c) Food.
(d) A companion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say moles accomplish during their lives in 'Moles'?

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

3. What is the only part of the narrator's body she is concerned with in 'August'?

4. What was Lydia doing when she went missing in 'The Lost Children'?

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

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