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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the poem "Heaviest of Flowers," to what does the narrator compare memories?
(a) Geese.
(b) Apples.
(c) Roses.
(d) Paintings.

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

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

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

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

6. 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) Fewer than six times.
(d) More than five times.

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

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

9. In the poem "Spring," where is the narrator?
(a) In the woods.
(b) Looking out of his apartment.
(c) In an airplane.
(d) In the park.

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

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

12. In the poem "Ugly Sister," how many steps are there to her room?
(a) 3.
(b) 30.
(c) 10.
(d) 50.

13. In the poem "Skin," what does the narrator call his skin?
(a) His window to the world.
(b) His life story.
(c) His largest organ.
(d) His daily dress.

14. In "Dawn," what does the poet say is strange?
(a) That the dawn should break.
(b) That the heart is loveless.
(c) That the cock crows at dawn.
(d) That each morning is new.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the poem "The Dancer," what elements does the dancer contemplate imitating?

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

3. What line is repeated in "All Catches Alight"?

4. Finish this line from the poem "No Road": "Since we agreed to let the road between us ___________."

5. In the poem "Toads," what does the toad represent?

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