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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the author of this book of poetry?
(a) Larking Philips.
(b) Philip Larkin.
(c) Phillip Laykin.
(d) Phillip Lawson.

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

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

4. In the poem "Deceptions," what does the ruined woman in the epigraph claim?
(a) That she was drugged.
(b) That she deceived someone.
(c) That it was a masquerade.
(d) That her husband was not who she thought he was.

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

6. What phrase is italicized in the poem "Next, Please"?
(a) Till then.
(b) But we are wrong.
(c) How slow they are!
(d) Right to the last.

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

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

9. Finish the line from "Wants": "Beneath it all, desire of ______ runs."
(a) Fame.
(b) Love.
(c) Oblivion.
(d) Affection.

10. In the poem "Winter," which of these elements is NOT mentioned?
(a) Snow.
(b) Swans.
(c) Horses.
(d) Thistles.

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What season does the poem "Coming" discuss?

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

3. In the poem "Kick Up the Fire," what causes instantaneous grief?

4. In "The Horns of the Morning," what does the poet say the mornings are bright with?

5. In the poem "To Write One Song," where does the narrator go so that he can write a sad song?

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