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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the poem "This Is the First Thing," what sound does the narrator say time is?
(a) A shout.
(b) A smack.
(c) An echo.
(d) A ping.

2. In the poem "Kick Up the Fire," what causes instantaneous grief?
(a) Silence.
(b) Death.
(c) Being alone.
(d) Hate.

3. What animal is mentioned in the poem "Age"?
(a) Cattle.
(b) Birds.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Horses.

4. Which of these phrases is italicized in the poem "Places, Loved Ones"?
(a) This is my proper ground.
(b) Who has instant claim.
(c) Your person, your place.
(d) None the less.

5. What animal is mentioned in the poem "Wires"?
(a) Sheep.
(b) Chickens.
(c) Cattle.
(d) Horses.

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

7. In the poem "Deceptions," what does the ruined woman in the epigraph claim?
(a) That she deceived someone.
(b) That it was a masquerade.
(c) That she was drugged.
(d) That her husband was not who she thought he was.

8. In the poem "Latest Face," who is the latest face?
(a) His age, which is showing.
(b) His, in the mirror.
(c) An admirer.
(d) His behavior at the time.

9. Who is the narrator of the poem "Wedding-Wind"?
(a) A newly married woman.
(b) A stable boy.
(c) A newly married man.
(d) Larkin himself.

10. To whom is the poem "Conscript" dedicated?
(a) John Paul Jones.
(b) John Wilkes Booth.
(c) James Beard.
(d) James Ballard Sutton.

11. In the poem "Maiden Name," what did marriage do to the woman?
(a) Saved her from spinsterhood.
(b) Left her alone.
(c) Erased her old identity.
(d) Helped her become a new woman.

12. In the poem "Is It for Now or For Always," what does the narrator call his lover?
(a) Angel.
(b) Beautiful.
(c) Beloved.
(d) Darling.

13. In the poem "Climbing the Hill," what does the narrator find falling?
(a) Snow.
(b) Ancient sadness.
(c) Raindrop tears.
(d) Swans.

14. To whom is the poem "Born Yesterday" dedicated?
(a) Martin Amis.
(b) Sally Hemmings.
(c) Amos and Andy.
(d) Sally Amis.

15. What would the narrator's darling discover in the poem "If, My Darling"?
(a) He is not rich.
(b) He does not love her.
(c) He actually loves her sister.
(d) He has been faking his personality around her.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the poem "I Dreamed of an Out-thrust Arm," what is the narrator empty of?

2. What animal is mentioned in the poem "At Grass"?

3. In the poem "Winter," which of these elements is NOT mentioned?

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

5. In the poem "If Grief Could Burn Out," to what does the narrator compare grief?

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