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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Heads in the Woman's Ward," what does the narrator say smiles are for?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Children.
(c) Death.
(d) Youth.

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

3. What is the subject of the poem "I Remember, I Remember"?
(a) Thinking about a lost love.
(b) Regaining one's memory after an accident.
(c) Remembering a past event.
(d) Returning to a childhood home.

4. What line is repeated in "All Catches Alight"?
(a) Drum to the beat of your soul.
(b) Drum on, patriot.
(c) A drum taps; a wintry drum.
(d) Beat, beat, cried the drum.

5. In "The Card-Players," what does Jan van Hogspeuw do?
(a) Throws up.
(b) Snores.
(c) Coughs.
(d) Pees.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Self's the Man," what is the name of the character that the narrator is comparing himself?

2. In the poem "Reasons for Attendance," where is the narrator?

3. In the poem "Ugly Sister," how many steps are there to her room?

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

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

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