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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the poem "The Whitsun Weddings," what time of the afternoon is the poem set?
(a) 1:20.
(b) 3:30.
(c) 12:20.
(d) 2:20.

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

3. In "Dawn," what does the poet say is strange?
(a) That the heart is loveless.
(b) That the cock crows at dawn.
(c) That each morning is new.
(d) That the dawn should break.

4. What season does the poem "Coming" discuss?
(a) Spring.
(b) Summer.
(c) Fall.
(d) Winter.

5. What pleases the narrator in the poem "Church Going"?
(a) Listening to church music.
(b) Standing in an empty church.
(c) Watching the people walk into church.
(d) Going to Sunday Mass.

Short Answer Questions

1. What "irritant" is mentioned in the poem "Dry-Point"?

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

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

4. In the poem "The Dancer," what elements does the dancer contemplate imitating?

5. In the poem "MCMXIV," what line is repeated?

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