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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 poem "Heaviest of Flowers," to what does the narrator compare memories?
(a) Apples.
(b) Roses.
(c) Geese.
(d) Paintings.

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

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

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

5. How many parts compose "The North Ship"?
(a) Two.
(b) Nine.
(c) One.
(d) Five.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the poem "The Bottle Is Drunk," what is the narrator sick from?

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

4. In "Dawn," what does the poet say is strange?

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

(see the answer key)

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