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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the poem "Love Songs in Age," what is the widow playing?
(a) The radio.
(b) The piano.
(c) The violin.
(d) Records.

2. In the poem "Naturally the Foundation Will Bear Your Expenses," who is the narrator going to meet?
(a) Morgan Forster.
(b) Professor Lal.
(c) Professor Havord.
(d) The Queen.

3. In the poem "Spring," where is the narrator?
(a) In an airplane.
(b) In the park.
(c) Looking out of his apartment.
(d) In the woods.

4. In the poem "Posterity," what does the biographer want to do for a year?
(a) Finish a novel.
(b) Teach in Tel Aviv.
(c) Learn to play piano.
(d) Travel the world.

5. Finish this line from "Homage to a Government": "All we can hope to leave them is ________."
(a) Hope.
(b) Memories.
(c) Money.
(d) Love.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the poem "Arrivals, Departures," what line is in parentheses?

2. In the poem "Poetry of Departure," what does the narrator say he gets sick of?

3. What animal is mentioned in the poem "At Grass"?

4. In the poem "The Trees," what word is repeated three times?

5. In the poem "Toads," what does the toad represent?

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