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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 does the narrator describe the shark heading for the seals in 'Cold Poem'?
(a) Aggressive.
(b) Obscure.
(c) Angry.
(d) Beautiful.

2. Who killed a crow the week before in 'Crows and Owls'?
(a) A hawk.
(b) An owl.
(c) A fox.
(d) A man.

3. What is the narrator unsure she can do in 'Web'?
(a) See.
(b) Walk.
(c) Speak.
(d) Breathe.

4. How long did it take for Lydia's family to find where she slept in 'The Lost Children'?
(a) 5 days.
(b) 8 days.
(c) 6 days.
(d) 7 days.

5. What does John Chapman use as a hat in 'John Chapman'?
(a) A board.
(b) A blanket.
(c) A pot.
(d) A tarp.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the changing water remind the blue heron of in 'A Poem For the Blue Heron'?

3. Where is the narrator in 'Flying'?

4. Why did the narrator in 'The Lost Children' say Tarhe refused to return Isaac?

5. Who does the narrator feel most sorry for in 'The Lost Children'?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is 'Ghosts' really about?

2. What do the Sioux say about ghosts in the poem 'Ghosts'?

3. Who was John Chapman?

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

5. Where does personification fit in 'Lightning'?

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

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

8. How does the narrator of 'Fall Song' describe the present time?

9. What does the first snow do to familiar things in the poem 'First Snow'?

10. What is the main metaphor used in 'Lightning'?

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