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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the section "80 Degrees North" from "The North Ship," how many claws does the woman has?
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Ten.

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

3. In the poem "Arrivals, Departures," what line is in parentheses?
(a) "Tame water lanes, tall shed, the traveler sees."
(b) "His advent blurted to the morning shore."
(c) "His bag of samples knocking at his knees."
(d) "Arrivals lowering in a doleful distance."

4. What room is mentioned in the poem "Absences"?
(a) The attic.
(b) The kitchen.
(c) The basement.
(d) A bedroom.

5. In the poem "The Bottle Is Drunk," what is the narrator sick from?
(a) Heartache.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) The cold.
(d) Want of sleep.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What poem is this opening line from: "At last you yielded the album, which,/ Once open, sent me distracted"?

3. In the poem "Wedding-Wind," what animal is restless?

4. What would the narrator's darling discover in the poem "If, My Darling"?

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

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