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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Finish this line from the poem "No Road": "Since we agreed to let the road between us ___________."
(a) Flourish beautifully.
(b) Fall to disuse.
(c) Array itself in flowers.
(d) Pound to dust.

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

4. What phrase is italicized in the poem "Next, Please"?
(a) Till then.
(b) But we are wrong.
(c) Right to the last.
(d) How slow they are!

5. What room is mentioned in the poem "Absences"?
(a) The kitchen.
(b) A bedroom.
(c) The basement.
(d) The attic.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the poem "Myxomatosis," what object causes the subject pain?

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

3. What instrument is mentioned in the poem "Reasons for Attendance"?

4. In the poem "Latest Face," who is the latest face?

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

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