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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Isaac feel when he returned to the world in 'The Lost Children'?
(a) Happy.
(b) Lost.
(c) Alone.
(d) Relieved.

2. What do the moles find delicious in 'Moles'?
(a) Sand.
(b) Darkness.
(c) Work.
(d) Dirt.

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

4. What was in the attic in 'Web'?
(a) A Black Widow.
(b) A snake.
(c) A bird.
(d) A bat.

5. What was Lydia's last name in 'The Lost Children'?
(a) Ossin.
(b) Oslynn.
(c) Osborn.
(d) Osmond.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say moles accomplish during their lives in 'Moles'?

2. Where could the narrator in 'The Kitten' have taken the kitten?

3. What does the Robin call in 'Rain in Ohio'?

4. What is the only part of the narrator's body she is concerned with in 'August'?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In 'The Bobcat', what does the bobcat do that astounds the narrator?

2. How does the narrator feel as she drives to the White Forest in 'The Bobcat'?

3. What does the person in 'Skunk Cabbage' love about the woods?

4. What does the narrator think about while watching nature in Flamingo?

5. What does the narrator of 'Egrets' say allows them to step without fear?

6. What does the alligator in 'Postcard From Flamingo' do?

7. What is the central theme in the first four poems?

8. What is the person in 'Skunk Cabbage' looking for, and what do they find?

9. What does the narrator of 'August' accept during the poem?

10. What are the vultures in 'Vultures' compared to in an ironic analogy?

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