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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In the poem "Morning Has Spread Again," how many times has the narrator and his subject met?
(a) He has known her his whole life.
(b) More than five times.
(c) Every day.
(d) Fewer than six times.

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

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

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

6. 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.

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

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

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

10. In the section "80 Degrees North" from "The North Ship," how many claws does the woman has?
(a) Ten.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Five.

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

12. What line is repeated in "All Catches Alight"?
(a) Beat, beat, cried the drum.
(b) A drum taps; a wintry drum.
(c) Drum on, patriot.
(d) Drum to the beat of your soul.

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

14. In the poem "Wedding-Wind," what animal is restless?
(a) Sheep.
(b) Chickens.
(c) Cattle.
(d) Horses.

15. In the poem "Climbing the Hill," what does the narrator find falling?
(a) Swans.
(b) Ancient sadness.
(c) Snow.
(d) Raindrop tears.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom is "All Catches Alight" dedicated?

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

3. In the poem "I Dreamed of an Out-thrust Arm," what is the narrator empty of?

4. What is the subject of the poem "Places, Loved Ones"?

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

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