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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In the poem "I Dreamed of an Out-thrust Arm," what is the narrator empty of?
(a) Hope.
(b) Tears.
(c) Love.
(d) Happiness.

3. In the poem "To Write One Song," where does the narrator go so that he can write a sad song?
(a) The cemetery.
(b) His house.
(c) The forest.
(d) The train station.

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

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

6. How many parts compose "The North Ship"?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Nine.
(d) Five.

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

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

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

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

11. 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.

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

13. Finish this line from the poem "No Road": "Since we agreed to let the road between us ___________."
(a) Fall to disuse.
(b) Pound to dust.
(c) Array itself in flowers.
(d) Flourish beautifully.

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

15. What object is the subject of the poem "Whatever Happened"?
(a) A theater ticket.
(b) A photograph.
(c) An old coat.
(d) A compass.

Short Answer Questions

1. What would the narrator's darling discover in the poem "If, My Darling"?

2. In the poem "Morning Has Spread Again," how many times has the narrator and his subject met?

3. In the poem "Ugly Sister," how many steps are there to her room?

4. What emotion does the narrator of the poem "Wedding-Wind" feel?

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

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