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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the coming season do to the narrator of the poem "Coming"?
(a) Makes him feel like a kid again.
(b) Makes him want to move to another place.
(c) Makes him apprehensive.
(d) Makes him sad.

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

3. What types of games are long gone in the poem "Cut Grass"?
(a) Cattle roping.
(b) Horseraces.
(c) Cattle auctions.
(d) Bird watching.

4. In the poem "This Is the First Thing," what sound does the narrator say time is?
(a) An echo.
(b) A smack.
(c) A ping.
(d) A shout.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the poem "The Importance of Elsewhere," where is the poet?

2. In the poem "Love, We Must Part Now," what does the narrator say is always in a parting relationship?

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

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

5. What instrument is mentioned in the poem "Reasons for Attendance"?

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