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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the poem "Poetry of Departure," what does the narrator say he gets sick of?
(a) Home.
(b) Traveling.
(c) Letters.
(d) Reality.

2. What is the nationality of the girl on the train in "Like the Train's Beat"?
(a) Italian.
(b) Russian.
(c) French.
(d) Polish.

3. In the poem "I See a Girl Dragged," what does the narrator see men doing?
(a) Carrying coal.
(b) Shoveling snow.
(c) Singing.
(d) Burying bodies.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Moon Is Full Tonight," what is gone from earth?

2. In "Within a Dream," what does the poet say is cold?

3. In the poem "Latest Face," who is the latest face?

4. What does the ship in the poem "Next, Please" represent?

5. In "The Horns of the Morning," what does the poet say the mornings are bright with?

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