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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 "Reference Back," what is the narrator doing?
(a) Visiting his hometown.
(b) Thinking about high school.
(c) Reading at the library.
(d) Playing records.

2. In "Homage to a Government," why are the soldiers coming home?
(a) They lack money.
(b) The draft was revoked.
(c) The war is over.
(d) They are defeated.

3. In the poem "Wedding-Wind," what animal is restless?
(a) Chickens.
(b) Horses.
(c) Sheep.
(d) Cattle.

4. In "The Card-Players," what is the weather outside?
(a) Rain.
(b) Snow.
(c) Sunshine.
(d) Hail.

5. What does the narrator address in the poem "If I Could Free You"?
(a) Nature.
(b) The mind.
(c) A prisoner.
(d) The heart.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the poem "Annus Mirabilis," when did sexual intercourse begin?

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

3. Finish this line from the poem "Ignorance": "Our flesh surrounds us with ________."

4. What is the name of the cafe in "Going, Going"?

5. In the poem "Ambulances," what phrase is italicized?

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