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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the poem "Arrivals, Departures," what line is in parentheses?
(a) "Tame water lanes, tall shed, the traveler sees."
(b) "His advent blurted to the morning shore."
(c) "His bag of samples knocking at his knees."
(d) "Arrivals lowering in a doleful distance."

2. In "Self's the Man," what is the name of the character that the narrator is comparing himself?
(a) Arthur.
(b) Andrew.
(c) Eric.
(d) Arnold.

3. In "The Trees," what does the narrator say the greenness of the leaves is?
(a) A kind of sheath.
(b) A type of leaf.
(c) A kind of grief.
(d) A sigh of relief.

4. What question does the narrator ask in "This Was Your Place of Birth"?
(a) "Are you the bell ringing in the distance?"
(b) "Are you prepared for what the night will bring?"
(c) "Are you lonesome tonight?"
(d) "Are you fate, or fate's fading light?"

5. What phrase is italicized in the poem "Next, Please"?
(a) Till then.
(b) How slow they are!
(c) Right to the last.
(d) But we are wrong.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom is the poem "Born Yesterday" dedicated?

2. What is the subject of the poem "Places, Loved Ones"?

3. How many parts compose "The North Ship"?

4. In "Mythological Introduction," for what does the girl hold her arms out?

5. In the poem "Maiden Name," what did marriage do to the woman?

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