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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) Lives.
(b) Wealth.
(c) Mangoes.
(d) Pomegranates.

2. What word aptly describes the dances that "Cousin Nancy" danced?
(a) Conventional.
(b) Modern.
(c) Scandalous.
(d) Conservative.

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

4. What event is spoken of in the last line of the first part of the "Preludes"?
(a) The lighting of the lamps.
(b) The tramping of a man's feet.
(c) The stamping of a horse.
(d) The rustling of a newspaper.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the last time mentioned in "Rhapsody on a Windy Night"?

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

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

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

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

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