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

2. What is the last phrase of "Rhapsody on a Windy Night"?
(a) "A madman shakes a dead geranium."
(b) "The last twist of the knife."
(c) "Regard the moon."
(d) "Prepare for life."

3. How many servants did "Aunt Helen" have?
(a) Five.
(b) Four.
(c) Zero.
(d) Nine.

4. What shall wash the hippopotamus clean?
(a) The first snow of the year.
(b) The water of the river.
(c) The Blood of the Lamb.
(d) The fire of the Lord.

5. What is the last time mentioned in "Rhapsody on a Windy Night"?
(a) Four in the morning.
(b) Noon.
(c) Midnight.
(d) Four in the afternoon.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who spreads a pink and white checkered cloth over a rusty table in "Hysteria"?

3. What God slowly left Burbank in "Burbank with a Baedeker: Bleistein with a Cigar"?

4. What country has Mr. Apollinax visited according to the poem of the same name?

5. What animal died shortly after "Aunt Helen"?

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