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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What types of games are long gone in the poem "Cut Grass"?
(a) Cattle roping.
(b) Bird watching.
(c) Horseraces.
(d) Cattle auctions.

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

3. What room is mentioned in the poem "Absences"?
(a) The attic.
(b) A bedroom.
(c) The kitchen.
(d) The basement.

4. In "The Moon Is Full Tonight," what is gone from earth?
(a) Light.
(b) Paradise.
(c) Luxury.
(d) Hope.

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

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

7. In the poem "Toads," what does the toad represent?
(a) Ungracious people.
(b) Work.
(c) The animal, the toad.
(d) Old men.

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

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

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

11. In the poem "Pour Away That Youth," what fear is expressed?
(a) Fear of failure.
(b) Fear of life.
(c) Fear of ghosts.
(d) Fear of death.

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

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

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

15. In the poem "Myxomatosis," what object causes the subject pain?
(a) A trap.
(b) A concealed hole in the ground.
(c) A dart.
(d) A gun.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of these phrases is italicized in the poem "Places, Loved Ones"?

2. In the poem "Kick Up the Fire," what causes instantaneous grief?

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

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

5. What instrument is mentioned in the poem "Reasons for Attendance"?

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