Collected Poems Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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Collected Poems Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In the poem "Arrivals, Departures," what line is in parentheses?
(a) "Tame water lanes, tall shed, the traveler sees."
(b) "His bag of samples knocking at his knees."
(c) "His advent blurted to the morning shore."
(d) "Arrivals lowering in a doleful distance."

4. In the poem "Maiden Name," what did marriage do to the woman?
(a) Erased her old identity.
(b) Saved her from spinsterhood.
(c) Helped her become a new woman.
(d) Left her alone.

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

6. 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.

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

8. What is the subject of the poem "Going"?
(a) Brightness/morning.
(b) Grey skies/cloudy.
(c) Eclipses.
(d) Darkness/night.

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

10. What is the nationality of the girl on the train in "Like the Train's Beat"?
(a) French.
(b) Russian.
(c) Polish.
(d) Italian.

11. What animal is mentioned in the poem "Age"?
(a) Horses.
(b) Cattle.
(c) Birds.
(d) Dogs.

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

13. In the poem "The Dancer," what elements does the dancer contemplate imitating?
(a) A cloud.
(b) A rose.
(c) A horse.
(d) A butterfly.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the poem "Pour Away That Youth," what fear is expressed?

2. What is the subject of the poem "I Remember, I Remember"?

3. How many parts compose "The North Ship"?

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

5. In the poem "Reasons for Attendance," where is the narrator?

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