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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In the poem "Morning Has Spread Again," how many times has the narrator and his subject met?
(a) Every day.
(b) He has known her his whole life.
(c) More than five times.
(d) Fewer than six times.

3. How many ships does the narrator see in "The North Ship"?
(a) One.
(b) Six.
(c) Three.
(d) Twelve.

4. What object is the subject of the poem "Whatever Happened"?
(a) A photograph.
(b) An old coat.
(c) A compass.
(d) A theater ticket.

5. What is the subject of the poem "Places, Loved Ones"?
(a) Going back to your family roots.
(b) Moving away from the grip of your family.
(c) Finding and marrying your true love.
(d) Fairytale princesses.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the poem "Poetry of Departure," what does the narrator say he gets sick of?

2. In the poem "Heaviest of Flowers," to what does the narrator compare memories?

3. In "Breadfruit," what do boys dream of?

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

5. In the poem "The Whitsun Weddings," what time of the afternoon is the poem set?

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