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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the poem "Livings," how many days does the narrator spend in the hotel?
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) Two.
(d) Seven.

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

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

4. In "The Trees," what does the narrator say the greenness of the leaves is?
(a) A type of leaf.
(b) A kind of sheath.
(c) A kind of grief.
(d) A sigh of relief.

5. What question does the narrator ask in "This Was Your Place of Birth"?
(a) "Are you lonesome tonight?"
(b) "Are you prepared for what the night will bring?"
(c) "Are you fate, or fate's fading light?"
(d) "Are you the bell ringing in the distance?"

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the poem "Faith Healing," what phrase in italics is repeated?

3. In the poem "I Dreamed of an Out-thrust Arm," what is the narrator empty of?

4. In the poem "Naturally the Foundation Will Bear Your Expenses," who is the narrator going to meet?

5. In the poem "The Importance of Elsewhere," where is the poet?

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