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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Within a Dream," what does the poet say is cold?
(a) His heart.
(b) The air.
(c) The ground.
(d) The bed.

2. In the poem "I Dreamed of an Out-thrust Arm," what is the narrator empty of?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Tears.
(c) Love.
(d) Hope.

3. What is the final line of the poem "A Study of Reading Habits"?
(a) Two dirty dogs twice my size.
(b) I broke them up like meringues.
(c) Books are a load of crap.
(d) Evil was just my lark.

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

5. What animal is mentioned in the poem "Age"?
(a) Dogs.
(b) Cattle.
(c) Horses.
(d) Birds.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the poem "Ambulances," what phrase is italicized?

2. What phrase is italicized in the poem "Next, Please"?

3. In the poem "To Write One Song," where does the narrator go so that he can write a sad song?

4. What is the subject of the poem "Places, Loved Ones"?

5. Finish this line from "As Bad as a Mile": "The apple unbitten ________."

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