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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator want to do to the stranger in 'Flying'?
(a) Talk to him.
(b) Touch him.
(c) Take a picture of him.
(d) Be with him.

2. What does the narrator feel during the storm in 'Lightning'?
(a) Sensuality.
(b) Excitement.
(c) Fear.
(d) All of these.

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

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

5. What was Isaac doing when he went missing in 'The Lost Children'?
(a) Heading to school.
(b) Working in the fields.
(c) Swimming.
(d) Going for a walk.

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

7. What does the narrator of 'Clapp's Pond' do when it starts to rain?
(a) Puts more logs on the fire.
(b) Dances in the rain.
(c) Makes her way home.
(d) Goes inside her tent.

8. How many crows hunt together in 'Crows and Owls'?
(a) 7.
(b) 8.
(c) 9.
(d) 6.

9. 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.

10. What did John Chapman call women in 'John Chapman'?
(a) Masked beings.
(b) Deceivers.
(c) Creators.
(d) Beauty.

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

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

13. What do the moles hide under in 'Moles'?
(a) Sticks.
(b) Garbage.
(c) Leaves.
(d) Dirt.

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

15. Where could the narrator in 'The Kitten' have taken the kitten?
(a) A vet.
(b) A graveyard.
(c) A museum.
(d) A land fill.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator eat in 'August'?

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

3. What makes the crows so angry with the owl in 'Crows and Owls'?

4. How many people does the narrator walk through the whorehouse with in 'An Old Whorehouse'?

5. What does the lightning teach the narrator about in 'Lightning'?

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