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

2. Finish this line from the poem "One Man Walking": "One man restlessly waiting ______."
(a) For shelter.
(b) For love.
(c) A train.
(d) A lover.

3. In the poem "An Arundel Tomb," what lies at the earl and countess' feet?
(a) Gold.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Jewels.

4. In the poem "To Write One Song," where does the narrator go so that he can write a sad song?
(a) The forest.
(b) The cemetery.
(c) The train station.
(d) His house.

5. In the poem "Pour Away That Youth," what fear is expressed?
(a) Fear of life.
(b) Fear of ghosts.
(c) Fear of death.
(d) Fear of failure.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the poem "Sympathy in White Major," what does the narrator say is not his favorite color?

2. In the poem "Nursery Tale," what does the narrator say he remembers?

3. What is the subject of the poem "Going"?

4. Finish the line from "Wants": "Beneath it all, desire of ______ runs."

5. Finish this line from the poem "Going, Going": "Excuses that make them all ______."

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