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

2. What do the trees in the 'Blackwater Woods' turn themselves into?
(a) Castle towers.
(b) Santuaries.
(c) Pillars of light.
(d) Guardians.

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

4. Which of these does the narrator of 'The Snakes' compare the snakes to?
(a) Dance partners.
(b) None of these.
(c) Dripping honey.
(d) Clouds billowing.

5. What kind of nuggets are found in 'Spring'?
(a) Growth.
(b) Joy.
(c) Pleasure.
(d) Passage.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator describe her thoughts in the third part of 'Little Sister Pond'?

2. Why does the narrator say humpbacks sing?

3. What do the frogs shout in 'Blossom'?

4. What does the narrator of 'The Honey Tree' love as she climbs the honey tree?

5. What does the narrator of 'The Sea' call the sea?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens in the sixth part of 'Little Sister Pond'?

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

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

6. What does the narrator in 'Something' learn the worth of after her lover dies?

7. How does the narrator say a person would know Tecumseh if they saw him?

8. What does the narrator of 'Honey at the Table' say the taste of honey is composed of?

9. What does the narrator say mankind is nourished by in 'The Fish'?

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

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