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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the subject of the poem "Going"?
(a) Darkness/night.
(b) Grey skies/cloudy.
(c) Brightness/morning.
(d) Eclipses.

2. In the poem "Climbing the Hill," what does the narrator find falling?
(a) Snow.
(b) Swans.
(c) Ancient sadness.
(d) Raindrop tears.

3. What types of games are long gone in the poem "Cut Grass"?
(a) Bird watching.
(b) Horseraces.
(c) Cattle roping.
(d) Cattle auctions.

4. What is the subject of the poem "Places, Loved Ones"?
(a) Finding and marrying your true love.
(b) Fairytale princesses.
(c) Going back to your family roots.
(d) Moving away from the grip of your family.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What emotion does the narrator of the poem "Wedding-Wind" feel?

2. In the poem "Maiden Name," what did marriage do to the woman?

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

4. What animal is mentioned in the poem "At Grass"?

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

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