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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the poem "Heaviest of Flowers," to what does the narrator compare memories?
(a) Geese.
(b) Paintings.
(c) Roses.
(d) Apples.

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

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

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

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

6. What animal is mentioned in the poem "Wires"?
(a) Sheep.
(b) Chickens.
(c) Cattle.
(d) Horses.

7. What is the subject of the poem "Places, Loved Ones"?
(a) Finding and marrying your true love.
(b) Going back to your family roots.
(c) Fairytale princesses.
(d) Moving away from the grip of your family.

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

9. In the poem "The Bottle Is Drunk," what is the narrator sick from?
(a) Want of sleep.
(b) Heartache.
(c) The cold.
(d) Pneumonia.

10. What does the ship in the poem "Next, Please" represent?
(a) Death.
(b) Affluence.
(c) Life.
(d) Hope.

11. In the poem "I Put My Mouth," what does the narrator tell the stream and wind they will not find?
(a) Hate.
(b) Love.
(c) Jealousy.
(d) Rest.

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

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

14. 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) "Whatever Happened?"
(c) "At Grass."
(d) "Wants."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the poem "The Dancer," what elements does the dancer contemplate imitating?

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

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

4. What room is mentioned in the poem "Absences"?

5. In the poem "If Grief Could Burn Out," to what does the narrator compare grief?

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