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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I (Pages 1 - 44).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Another Nautical," what do we forget, like the water?
(a) Men.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Workers.
(d) Friends.

2. In "Fugue," what do we truly mean when we say goodbye?
(a) We will not meet again.
(b) We are always alone.
(c) We need better friends.
(d) Let us be able to say hello again.

3. What is the name of the first major section in Part I?
(a) Requiem.
(b) Dream.
(c) Wrong.
(d) Right.

4. In "Another Nautical," what suffix does the poet consider?
(a) -ship.
(b) -putting.
(c) -friend.
(d) -sitting.

5. In "Essex I," what was the Essex?
(a) A type of tree.
(b) A Lord.
(c) An American whaling ship.
(d) A book.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Shallows," what does Gorman implore people to do after grieving?

2. In "School's Out," what does the announcement about school seem like?

3. In "Surviving," what are we flooded by when tragedy threatens to end us?

4. In "The Shallows," how does Gorman describe us?

5. In "Aborescent I" what does Gorman say is at the very root of ourselves?

(see the answer key)

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