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

2. In what shall the "True Church" of "The Hippopotamus" remained wrapped below?
(a) Virginal robes.
(b) Eternal quagmire.
(c) Miasmal mist.
(d) Splendor and glory.

3. At what time does "Rhapsody on a Windy Night" begin?
(a) Four in the morning.
(b) Midnight.
(c) Three in the afternoon.
(d) Noon.

4. Upon what is the "True Church" in The Hippopotamus based?
(a) Sand.
(b) Flesh and blood.
(c) The mud.
(d) A rock.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The speaker in "Hysteria" states that he becomes involved in "her" laughter until her teeth become what?

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

3. By whom is the speaker in the first stanza of "Gerontion" being read?

4. What was the last name of "Cousin Nancy"?

5. Who is the literal "he" that devours "us" in line 48 of "Gerontion"?

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