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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the nationality of the girl on the train in "Like the Train's Beat"?
(a) Italian.
(b) French.
(c) Russian.
(d) Polish.

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

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

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

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

7. What is the subject of the poem "Going"?
(a) Eclipses.
(b) Brightness/morning.
(c) Grey skies/cloudy.
(d) Darkness/night.

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

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

10. In "The Horns of the Morning," what does the poet say the mornings are bright with?
(a) Grass.
(b) Dew.
(c) Cattle.
(d) Sun.

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

12. What pleases the narrator in the poem "Church Going"?
(a) Listening to church music.
(b) Standing in an empty church.
(c) Watching the people walk into church.
(d) Going to Sunday Mass.

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

14. What animal is mentioned in the poem "At Grass"?
(a) Cattle.
(b) A swan.
(c) A horse.
(d) Birds.

15. In the poem "Waiting for Breakfast," what is the female character doing?
(a) Reading the newspaper.
(b) Turning on the stove.
(c) Brushing her hair.
(d) Making toast.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the poem "Spring," where is the narrator?

2. In the poem "I Put My Mouth," what does the narrator tell the stream and wind they will not find?

3. In the section "80 Degrees North" from "The North Ship," how many claws does the woman has?

4. What animal is mentioned in the poem "Wires"?

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

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