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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. To whom is "All Catches Alight" dedicated?
(a) Montgomery Ward.
(b) Warden Montgomery.
(c) Bruce Wayne.
(d) Bruce Montgomery.

5. What does the coming season do to the narrator of the poem "Coming"?
(a) Makes him apprehensive.
(b) Makes him feel like a kid again.
(c) Makes him sad.
(d) Makes him want to move to another place.

6. In the poem "Winter," which of these elements is NOT mentioned?
(a) Thistles.
(b) Snow.
(c) Horses.
(d) Swans.

7. What does the ship in the poem "Next, Please" represent?
(a) Death.
(b) Affluence.
(c) Hope.
(d) Life.

8. In the poem "Night-Music," what kind of trees are mentioned?
(a) Spring pines.
(b) Heavenly maples.
(c) Black poplars.
(d) Grand oaks.

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

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

11. Finish this line from the poem "One Man Walking": "One man restlessly waiting ______."
(a) For shelter.
(b) A train.
(c) A lover.
(d) For love.

12. 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.

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

14. In the poem "Nursery Tale," what does the narrator say he remembers?
(a) A horseman.
(b) A garden.
(c) A soldier.
(d) A maiden.

15. In the poem "Wants," what does the narrator want more than anything?
(a) To have a room of his own.
(b) To be alone.
(c) To be famous.
(d) To have more friends.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What object is the subject of the poem "Whatever Happened"?

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

5. In the poem "This Is the First Thing," what sound does the narrator say time is?

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