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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In the poem "To Write One Song," where does the narrator go so that he can write a sad song?
(a) The forest.
(b) His house.
(c) The train station.
(d) The cemetery.

3. In the poem "I Put My Mouth," what does the narrator tell the stream and wind they will not find?
(a) Hate.
(b) Jealousy.
(c) Rest.
(d) Love.

4. To whom is the poem "Conscript" dedicated?
(a) James Ballard Sutton.
(b) John Wilkes Booth.
(c) John Paul Jones.
(d) James Beard.

5. What question does the narrator ask in "This Was Your Place of Birth"?
(a) "Are you prepared for what the night will bring?"
(b) "Are you lonesome tonight?"
(c) "Are you the bell ringing in the distance?"
(d) "Are you fate, or fate's fading light?"

Short Answer Questions

1. In the poem "Winter," which of these elements is NOT mentioned?

2. In the poem "Morning Has Spread Again," how many times has the narrator and his subject met?

3. In the poem "So Through That Unripe Day," what do the days lose?

4. In the poem "Ugly Sister," how many steps are there to her room?

5. In the poem "I Dreamed of an Out-thrust Arm," what is the narrator empty of?

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