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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What provides spiritual honey to the narrator of 'May'?
(a) The blossoms.
(b) The rain.
(c) The hum of the bees.
(d) The coming spring.

2. What does the narrator of 'Humpbacks' compare the jumps of a humpback to?
(a) Myths.
(b) Poems.
(c) Novels.
(d) Songs.

3. What color is the creature described in the second part of 'Little Sister Pond'?
(a) White.
(b) Blue.
(c) Golden.
(d) Gray.

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

5. Why must bodies be held back in 'Humpbacks'?
(a) To protect them.
(b) So they don't fly away.
(c) To keep them in line.
(d) So they have proper guides.

6. What storms in 'May'?
(a) Blossoms.
(b) Leaves.
(c) Feathers.
(d) Rain.

7. What swarms around the animal in 'Happiness'?
(a) Mosquitoes.
(b) Damselflies.
(c) Bees.
(d) Fog.

8. In 'Fish', where is the fish when he dies?
(a) The river.
(b) A pail.
(c) A mud flat.
(d) A boat.

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

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

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

12. What are compared to black blossoms in 'Blossom'?
(a) The night.
(b) Ponds.
(c) Winter.
(d) A bear.

13. What kind of mythical creature does the narrator compare herself to in 'Music'?
(a) A goat-like god.
(b) A goddess of the forest.
(c) A tree nymph.
(d) A mermaid.

14. What is the country made of in 'Humpbacks'?
(a) Earth.
(b) Water.
(c) Fire.
(d) Air.

15. What has a captain in 'Humpbacks' seen a whale playing with?
(a) Bubbles.
(b) Seaweed.
(c) Life savers.
(d) Driftwood.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many things does the narrator of 'Blackwater Woods' say a man must do in the world?

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

3. In 'Humpbacks', what do the people do when the humpbacks appear?

4. Who is the wood duck calling to in 'Little Sister Pond'?

5. What kind of body does the narrator want in 'The Sea'?

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