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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 "Love, We Must Part Now," what does the narrator say is always in a parting relationship?
(a) Regret.
(b) Love.
(c) Friendship.
(d) Hate.

2. Who is the author of this book of poetry?
(a) Philip Larkin.
(b) Phillip Lawson.
(c) Phillip Laykin.
(d) Larking Philips.

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

4. In the poem "The Bottle Is Drunk," what is the narrator sick from?
(a) Want of sleep.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) The cold.
(d) Heartache.

5. In the poem "Maiden Name," what did marriage do to the woman?
(a) Left her alone.
(b) Saved her from spinsterhood.
(c) Erased her old identity.
(d) Helped her become a new woman.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the ship in the poem "Next, Please" represent?

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

4. In the poem "If Grief Could Burn Out," to what does the narrator compare grief?

5. What room is mentioned in the poem "Absences"?

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