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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. Which of these words does the narrator use to describe the rain in 'Spring'?
(a) Pale.
(b) Clean.
(c) Soft.
(d) All of these.

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

3. What would make a paradise for the narrator of 'The Sea'?
(a) To have her lover by her side.
(b) To have her life and her legs joined.
(c) To be one with the sea.
(d) To spend her life by the sea.

4. What is the narrator doing in 'White Night'?
(a) Writing.
(b) Floating.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Eating.

5. What does the narrator spend time looking at in the third part of 'Little Sister Pond'?
(a) A man.
(b) The clouds.
(c) Books.
(d) The water.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the trees in the 'Blackwater Woods' give off?

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

3. What do the Bluefish eat?

4. What kind of animal is featured in 'Happiness'?

5. What does the narrator not want to do in 'White Night'?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the prayer whispered in 'The Garden', and who is it meant for?

2. What happens in the fifth part of 'Little Sister Pond'?

3. What does the narrator of 'The Roses' say there is no end to?

4. What are the snakes compared to in 'Snakes'?

5. What does the narrator of 'Little Sister Pond' compare the moon to?

6. What is said to have happened to Tecumseh's body?

7. What do the fish do in the secret pools in 'Climbing the Chagrin River'?

8. What does the narrator of 'The Roses' compare the blooming of the roses to?

9. What does the narrator of 'Crossing the Swamp' find in the swamp?

10. In 'Crossing the Swamp', what does the narrator say she hopes to make of her life?

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