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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "Within a Dream," what does the poet say is cold?
(a) His heart.
(b) The ground.
(c) The bed.
(d) The air.

3. In the poem "If Grief Could Burn Out," to what does the narrator compare grief?
(a) Passion.
(b) Fire.
(c) Roses.
(d) Rain.

4. To whom is "All Catches Alight" dedicated?
(a) Warden Montgomery.
(b) Bruce Montgomery.
(c) Montgomery Ward.
(d) Bruce Wayne.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the section "80 Degrees North" from "The North Ship," how many claws does the woman has?

2. What question does the narrator ask in "This Was Your Place of Birth"?

3. What line is repeated in "All Catches Alight"?

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

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

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