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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What do the Bluefish eat?
(a) Seaweed.
(b) Minnows.
(c) Crabs.
(d) Dragonflies.

3. Where did the narrator of' Music' first hear the music?
(a) By the sea.
(b) In a dream.
(c) In a forest glade.
(d) In a church.

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

5. What does the narrator of 'White Night' compare the muskrat's house to?
(a) An apartment.
(b) A cave.
(c) A castle.
(d) A tent.

6. What floats away on the ponds in the 'Blackwater Woods'?
(a) Ducks.
(b) Cattails.
(c) Leaves.
(d) All of these.

7. What do the leaves on the honey tree look like?
(a) Warning signs.
(b) Badges.
(c) Fur.
(d) Dark hair.

8. What do the flowers in 'May' possess a certainty of?
(a) Their potential for giving.
(b) The place of our existence.
(c) Their coming death.
(d) Their reason for life.

9. What does the narrator drop into the grass in 'The Meeting'?
(a) A weapon.
(b) A book.
(c) A dress.
(d) A package.

10. In 'The Honey Tree', what is found in the honey tree?
(a) Memories.
(b) Pain.
(c) Pure light.
(d) Stingers.

11. What does the narrator want to do at the end of 'The Meeting'?
(a) Live her life over again.
(b) Undo mistakes.
(c) Prolong her life.
(d) See her child once more.

12. What does the narrator of 'The Honey Tree' love as she climbs the honey tree?
(a) Her home.
(b) Herself.
(c) Her body.
(d) Her mother.

13. What touches the head of the muskrat in 'White Night'?
(a) The narrator.
(b) The wind.
(c) The moon.
(d) The river.

14. What becomes nameless in the 'Blackwater Woods'?
(a) The ponds.
(b) The rivers.
(c) The trees.
(d) The travellers.

15. What kills the fish in the poem, 'Fish'?
(a) A boat.
(b) The hook.
(c) Another fish.
(d) The air.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 'Humpbacks', what does the narrator say holds the most allure for people?

2. What kind of life would the narrator of 'The Meeting' like to live?

3. How does the narrator describe her thoughts in the third part of 'Little Sister Pond'?

4. What does the narrator of 'Music' compare the body to?

5. What kind of nuggets are found in 'Spring'?

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