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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the dust try to hide in the whorehouse?
(a) The past.
(b) The sin.
(c) The glamour.
(d) The allure.

3. What does the lightning teach the narrator about in 'Lightning'?
(a) Electricity.
(b) Creation.
(c) Human nature.
(d) Fear.

4. What does the narrator in 'August' compare what she is eating to?
(a) Life.
(b) Love.
(c) Honey.
(d) Nectar.

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

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

7. Who does the narrator feel most sorry for in 'The Lost Children'?
(a) The children.
(b) The siblings.
(c) The abductors.
(d) The parents.

8. What is thriving at the Boston Hospital?
(a) The children.
(b) The trees.
(c) Death.
(d) The nurses.

9. What kind of home does the blue heron leave to find in 'A Poem For the Blue Heron'?
(a) A nest.
(b) A cave.
(c) A shallow ditch.
(d) A tree.

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

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

12. 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.

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

14. What do some people label the beast in 'Tasting the Wild Grapes' as?
(a) A vision.
(b) A sound.
(c) A nuisance.
(d) A thought.

15. What makes the crows so angry with the owl in 'Crows and Owls'?
(a) It allowed a crow to be killed.
(b) It mocked the crows' loss.
(c) It killed a crow.
(d) It took over the crows' nest.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator compare sin to in 'An Old Whorehouse'?

2. What color is the beast in 'Tasting the Wild Grapes'?

3. What did John Chapman call women in 'John Chapman'?

4. According to 'John Chapman', what decision must people make when they are in pain?

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

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