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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 "Faith Healing," what phrase in italics is repeated?
(a) Dear child.
(b) Like losing thoughts.
(c) Exiled.
(d) What's wrong.

2. In "How Distant," what departure does the poem mention?
(a) The departure of family.
(b) The departure of life.
(c) The departure of reality.
(d) The departure of young men.

3. In what year was the collection "The Whitsun Weddings" published?
(a) 1954.
(b) 1944.
(c) 1964.
(d) 1974.

4. Which of these phrases is italicized in the poem "Places, Loved Ones"?
(a) Your person, your place.
(b) None the less.
(c) This is my proper ground.
(d) Who has instant claim.

5. What is the subject of the poem "Going"?
(a) Brightness/morning.
(b) Eclipses.
(c) Darkness/night.
(d) Grey skies/cloudy.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the poem "Take One Home for the Kiddies," what happens to the animal that is brought home?

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

3. In "The Card-Players," what does Jan van Hogspeuw do?

4. What does the coming season do to the narrator of the poem "Coming"?

5. What room is mentioned in the poem "Absences"?

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