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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the coming season do to the narrator of the poem "Coming"?
(a) Makes him sad.
(b) Makes him feel like a kid again.
(c) Makes him want to move to another place.
(d) Makes him apprehensive.

3. In the poem "Reasons for Attendance," where is the narrator?
(a) At a wedding.
(b) At a work meeting.
(c) At a graduation.
(d) At a dance.

4. In the poem "Love, We Must Part Now," what does the narrator say is always in a parting relationship?
(a) Regret.
(b) Love.
(c) Friendship.
(d) Hate.

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

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

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

8. In "Within a Dream," what does the poet say is cold?
(a) The bed.
(b) The air.
(c) His heart.
(d) The ground.

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

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

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

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

13. In the poem "So Through That Unripe Day," what do the days lose?
(a) Light.
(b) Time.
(c) Confidence.
(d) Hope.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Finish the line from "Wants": "Beneath it all, desire of ______ runs."

2. Who is the author of this book of poetry?

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

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

5. In the poem "Winter," which of these elements is NOT mentioned?

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