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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "Dawn," what does the poet say is strange?
(a) That the dawn should break.
(b) That the heart is loveless.
(c) That the cock crows at dawn.
(d) That each morning is new.

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

4. In the poem "Deceptions," what does the ruined woman in the epigraph claim?
(a) That it was a masquerade.
(b) That she deceived someone.
(c) That she was drugged.
(d) That her husband was not who she thought he was.

5. In the poem "Morning Has Spread Again," how many times has the narrator and his subject met?
(a) Fewer than six times.
(b) He has known her his whole life.
(c) More than five times.
(d) Every day.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the poem "The Dancer," what elements does the dancer contemplate imitating?

2. How many ships does the narrator see in "The North Ship"?

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

4. In the poem "Heaviest of Flowers," to what does the narrator compare memories?

5. What is the subject of the poem "I Remember, I Remember"?

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