Collected Poems Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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Collected Poems Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What instrument is mentioned in the poem "Reasons for Attendance"?
(a) A violin.
(b) A trumpet.
(c) A clarinet.
(d) A guitar.

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

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

4. What poem is this opening line from: "At last you yielded the album, which,/ Once open, sent me distracted"?
(a) "Lines on a Young Lady's Photograph Album."
(b) "At Grass."
(c) "Wants."
(d) "Whatever Happened?"

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

6. In the poem "I See a Girl Dragged," what does the narrator see men doing?
(a) Carrying coal.
(b) Shoveling snow.
(c) Singing.
(d) Burying bodies.

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

8. What emotion does the narrator of the poem "Wedding-Wind" feel?
(a) Sadness.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Loneliness.
(d) Fear.

9. 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.

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

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

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

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

14. What "irritant" is mentioned in the poem "Dry-Point"?
(a) A broken bone.
(b) A bruise.
(c) A blister.
(d) A pulled muscle.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What phrase is italicized in the poem "Next, Please"?

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

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

4. In "The Moon Is Full Tonight," what is gone from earth?

5. What does the ship in the poem "Next, Please" represent?

(see the answer keys)

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