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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. What does the narrator of 'Music' think is accountable for the music?
(a) The history.
(b) The ears.
(c) The memory.
(d) The heart.

2. In 'Humpbacks', what do the people do when the humpbacks appear?
(a) Faint.
(b) Shout for joy.
(c) Smile inwardly.
(d) Cry out in fear.

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

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

5. How does the narrator describe the movement of the creature described in the second part of 'Little Sister Pond'?
(a) Small breaths.
(b) Smooth dancing.
(c) Quick gallops.
(d) Gentle zigs.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 'Fish', what does the fish refuse to do?

2. What does the narrator of 'Blossom' say death is a state of?

3. What was the narrator of 'Bluefish' doing when she saw the Bluefish?

4. What does the narrator of 'The Snakes' compare the snakes to?

5. What can be seen by an animal in 'Spring'?

Short Essay Questions

1. What sad event happens in the second part of 'Something'?

2. What do the lovers in 'Something' do?

3. How does the narrator of 'The Plum Trees' say happiness must be tempted?

4. What three things does the narrator of 'In Blackwater Woods' say all men must do?

5. What does the narrator of 'The Plum Trees' say a man must not succumb to?

6. What is the narrator's head full of in 'Blackberries'?

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

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

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

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

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