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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 "Livings," how many days does the narrator spend in the hotel?
(a) Three.
(b) Seven.
(c) Five.
(d) Two.

2. In the poem "Toads," what does the toad represent?
(a) Ungracious people.
(b) The animal, the toad.
(c) Old men.
(d) Work.

3. In "The Building," what kind of building is the poem about?
(a) A restaurant.
(b) A hospital.
(c) A museum.
(d) A hotel.

4. In "The Card-Players," what does Jan van Hogspeuw do?
(a) Coughs.
(b) Snores.
(c) Pees.
(d) Throws up.

5. In "The Trees," what does the narrator say the greenness of the leaves is?
(a) A kind of sheath.
(b) A type of leaf.
(c) A kind of grief.
(d) A sigh of relief.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the poem "Love Songs in Age," what is the widow playing?

2. In "Homage to a Government," why are the soldiers coming home?

3. In the poem "Reference Back," what is the narrator doing?

4. In the poem "The Old Fools," what question is asked at the end of the first stanza?

5. What season does the poem "Coming" discuss?

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