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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 "If Grief Could Burn Out," to what does the narrator compare grief?
(a) Rain.
(b) Roses.
(c) Fire.
(d) Passion.

2. In the poem "Afternoons," what season is approaching?
(a) Winter.
(b) Fall.
(c) Spring.
(d) Summer.

3. What is the last line of the poem "The Card-Players"?
(a) The secret, bestial peace!
(b) Rain, Wind, and Fire!
(c) This lamplit cave.
(d) Belching out smoke.

4. In the poem "The Importance of Elsewhere," where is the poet?
(a) France.
(b) England.
(c) America.
(d) Ireland.

5. Who is the narrator of the poem "Wedding-Wind"?
(a) Larkin himself.
(b) A newly married woman.
(c) A stable boy.
(d) A newly married man.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the poem "Arrivals, Departures," what line is in parentheses?

2. Finish this line from "High Windows": "And everyone young going down the long slide to _______."

3. In the poem "Afternoons," what is the wind ruining?

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

5. In the poem "The Old Fools," what question is asked at the end of the first stanza?

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