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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 "This Is the First Thing," what sound does the narrator say time is?
(a) A shout.
(b) An echo.
(c) A ping.
(d) A smack.

2. In what year was the collection "The Whitsun Weddings" published?
(a) 1944.
(b) 1964.
(c) 1954.
(d) 1974.

3. In the poem "Ugly Sister," how many steps are there to her room?
(a) 50.
(b) 30.
(c) 10.
(d) 3.

4. When was the collection "High Windows" published?
(a) 1968.
(b) 1974.
(c) 1980.
(d) 1950.

5. Finish this line from "Mr. Bleaney": "That how we live measures ________."
(a) How successful we will be.
(b) The value of ourselves.
(c) Our own nature.
(d) Our importance in the world.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal is mentioned in the poem "Age"?

2. In "Dublinesque," what is passing through the streets?

3. In the poem "Mr Bleaney," where did Mr. Bleaney stay till they moved him?

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

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

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