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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What "irritant" is mentioned in the poem "Dry-Point"?
(a) A bruise.
(b) A blister.
(c) A broken bone.
(d) A pulled muscle.

2. What animal is mentioned in the poem "Age"?
(a) Horses.
(b) Birds.
(c) Cattle.
(d) Dogs.

3. In "Self's the Man," what is the name of the character that the narrator is comparing himself?
(a) Eric.
(b) Andrew.
(c) Arnold.
(d) Arthur.

4. In the poem "Kick Up the Fire," what causes instantaneous grief?
(a) Hate.
(b) Death.
(c) Being alone.
(d) Silence.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the poem "For Sidney Bechet," the narrator says a note is reflected like which city on the water?

2. In the poem "Wants," what does the narrator want more than anything?

3. In the poem "Ambulances," what phrase is italicized?

4. In the poem "I Put My Mouth," what does the narrator tell the stream and wind they will not find?

5. To whom is the poem "Born Yesterday" dedicated?

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