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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What line is repeated in "All Catches Alight"?
(a) Drum to the beat of your soul.
(b) Beat, beat, cried the drum.
(c) Drum on, patriot.
(d) A drum taps; a wintry drum.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the poem "Waiting for Breakfast," what is the female character doing?

2. In the poem "Night-Music," what kind of trees are mentioned?

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

4. In the poem "Kick Up the Fire," what causes instantaneous grief?

5. Finish this line from the poem "One Man Walking": "One man restlessly waiting ______."

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