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

2. The speaker of "Hysteria" concentrates his attention with "careful subtlety" to achieving what end?
(a) Escaping the cavern in which he has been entrapped.
(b) Reassembling the fragments of her teeth.
(c) Stopping the shaking of her breasts.
(d) Constructing a boat from what he finds around him.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the hippopotamus do at night?

2. What can the hippopotamus never reach, in contrast to the Church which is refreshed by similar objects from overseas?

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

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

5. Upon what is the "True Church" in The Hippopotamus based?

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