American Primitive: Poems Test | Final Test - Easy

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American Primitive: Poems Test | Final Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many snakes are seen by the narrator in 'The Snakes'?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

2. How many things does the narrator of 'Blackwater Woods' say a man must do in the world?
(a) 1.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

3. In 'Blackwater Woods', what is on the other side of the black river of loss?
(a) Experience.
(b) Humility.
(c) Joy.
(d) Salvation.

4. What does the narrator of 'Blackwater Woods' say a man must love?
(a) God.
(b) Others.
(c) Mortality.
(d) Himself.

5. What kind of animal is featured in 'Happiness'?
(a) A squirrel.
(b) A fox.
(c) A bear.
(d) An owl.

6. In 'The Sea', what spills from the narrator's bones when she is by the sea?
(a) Poetry.
(b) Gratitude.
(c) Ideas.
(d) Nostalgia.

7. What does the listener drown in in 'Music'?
(a) The river.
(b) The mystery.
(c) The music.
(d) The pleasure.

8. What does the narrator of 'White Night' compare the coming morning to?
(a) A glass shattering.
(b) A chaotic ending.
(c) A hurricane.
(d) An open shutter.

9. How does the narrator describe a muskrat in 'White Night'?
(a) Lethargic.
(b) Luminous.
(c) Lovely.
(d) Lazy.

10. Who is the wood duck calling to in 'Little Sister Pond'?
(a) The narrator.
(b) An intruder.
(c) Her hatchlings.
(d) Her mate.

11. What does the narrator of 'Bluefish' compare the Bluefish to?
(a) Angels.
(b) Demons.
(c) Fairies.
(d) Ghosts.

12. What does the narrator of 'Blossom' say people long for before their death?
(a) Understanding.
(b) Comfort.
(c) Meaning.
(d) Joy.

13. What makes the narrator of 'Fish' and the fish one?
(a) When she releases it to the ocean.
(b) When she eats it.
(c) When it bites her.
(d) When she watches it die.

14. What can the miracle that provides life provide in darkness?
(a) Life lessons.
(b) Light.
(c) A map.
(d) Gentle direction.

15. Where did the narrator of 'Music' later hear the music again?
(a) Behind closed doors.
(b) In her dreams.
(c) In her memories.
(d) At her workplace.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many humpbacks are near the boat in 'Humpbacks'?

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

3. What season does 'Music' take place in?

4. What do the flowers in 'May' possess a certainty of?

5. Why must bodies be held back in 'Humpbacks'?

(see the answer keys)

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