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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 "Ambulances," what phrase is italicized?
(a) Poor boy.
(b) Poor puppy.
(c) Poor lamb.
(d) Poor soul.

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

3. Who is the author of this book of poetry?
(a) Phillip Lawson.
(b) Phillip Laykin.
(c) Larking Philips.
(d) Philip Larkin.

4. In the poem "Annus Mirabilis," when did sexual intercourse begin?
(a) 1920.
(b) 1970.
(c) 1940.
(d) 1963.

5. Finish this line from the poem "Days": "Days are where ________."
(a) We watch our lives.
(b) We wait for death.
(c) We live in.
(d) We grow ourselves.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Horns of the Morning," what does the poet say the mornings are bright with?

2. In "The Card-Players," what is the weather outside?

3. In the poem "To Write One Song," where does the narrator go so that he can write a sad song?

4. In the poem "I See a Girl Dragged," what does the narrator see men doing?

5. In the poem "Pour Away That Youth," what fear is expressed?

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