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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of these words does the narrator use to describe the rain in 'Spring'?

2. What is the animal in 'Happiness' doing?

3. What holds the Bluefish quietly?

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

5. What kind of body does the narrator want in 'The Sea'?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the first big question asked of the reader in 'Tecumseh'?

3. What do the lovers in 'Something' hear?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What does the narrator of 'Morning at Great Pond' say the coming morning renews in her at the Great Pond?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Diversity was a major theme in this book as many different lifestyles and ranks in society were described. How was this theme shown in this book, and why do you think the author felt it was so important?

Essay Topic 2

What happened to the 'Lost Children', and what were some of the theories Oliver had about these circumstances.

Essay Topic 3

Foolishness was a very common folly highlighted in this collection of poems. What are some of the main examples of this, and what message was being sent through these examples of blatant foolishness?

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