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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Poems (1920) - Le Directeur, Melange Adultere de Tout, Lune de Miel | Poems (1920) - The Hippopotamus.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Under what did the poem's speaker look for Mr. Apollinax's head to roll?
(a) A broadway marquee.
(b) A chair.
(c) An automobile.
(d) A table.

2. What is the last thing the speaker remembers of Mrs. Phlaccus and Professor and Mrs. Cheetah in "Mr. Apollinax"?
(a) Nothing at all.
(b) A slice of lemon.
(c) A bitten macaroon.
(d) The sound of a centaur's hoofs.

3. What can the hippopotamus never reach, in contrast to the Church which is refreshed by similar objects from overseas?
(a) Mangoes.
(b) Pomegranates.
(c) Lives.
(d) Wealth.

4. What was the last name of "Aunt Helen"?
(a) Dresden.
(b) Fasinta.
(c) Motherly.
(d) Slingsby.

5. What does the hippopotamus do at night?
(a) Hunt.
(b) Play.
(c) Sleep.
(d) Mate.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which two "guardians of the faith" kept watch upon the shelves?

2. In what shall the "True Church" of "The Hippopotamus" remained wrapped below?

3. When does the hippo's voice betray "inflexions hoarse and odd"?

4. What word aptly describes the dances that "Cousin Nancy" danced?

5. In the second part of the "Preludes", the speaker says that the morning comes to consciousness with faint smells of what?

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