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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the narrator of the poem "Wedding-Wind"?
(a) A stable boy.
(b) A newly married man.
(c) A newly married woman.
(d) Larkin himself.

2. In the poem "Here," where is the narrator swerving in the first stanza?
(a) East.
(b) South.
(c) North.
(d) West.

3. What is the subject of the poem "Places, Loved Ones"?
(a) Going back to your family roots.
(b) Finding and marrying your true love.
(c) Moving away from the grip of your family.
(d) Fairytale princesses.

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

5. In the poem "Send No Money," what does the narrator say he spent his youth chasing?
(a) Truth.
(b) Fame.
(c) Girls.
(d) Money.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was the collection "The Whitsun Weddings" published?

2. In the poem "Afternoons," what is the wind ruining?

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

4. What emotion does the narrator of the poem "Wedding-Wind" feel?

5. What phrase is italicized in the poem "Next, Please"?

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