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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Pages 174 - 211).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "America," what bleeds from our flag?
(a) Water.
(b) Truth.
(c) Red.
(d) Wine.

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

3. In "_ _ _ _ _ [Gated]," how have we recalled what was not ours?
(a) Through finesse.
(b) Through poetry.
(c) Through flowers.
(d) Through cooking.

4. In "The Soldiers (or Plummer)" why does Plummer say they might stay a while in the war?
(a) They do not kill "us" here as they do in America.
(b) The food is good.
(c) They like the countryside.
(d) The weather is good.

5. In "When," how are we like our joy?
(a) We are tall but fair.
(b) We are true but fair.
(c) We are fleeting but certain.
(d) We are not wrong.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "War: What, Is It Good?" why is war like a whale?

2. In "Augury of the Birds," what is the rupture for?

3. In "The Miracle of Morning," what can not be broken, even if it bends?

4. In "Roses," what are the "we" in the poem sick of?

5. In "School's Out," what does Gorman warn to beware of?

(see the answer key)

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