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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the poem "Afternoons," what is the wind ruining?
(a) Sandboxes.
(b) Courting-places.
(c) The clouds' beauty.
(d) Tree's leaves.

2. In the poem "Mr Bleaney," where did Mr. Bleaney stay till they moved him?
(a) Tussocky.
(b) The Bodies.
(c) Frinton.
(d) Liverpool.

3. In "Sympathy in White Major," what does the narrator drink?
(a) Gin.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Lemonade.
(d) Soda.

4. What is the name of the cafe in "Going, Going"?
(a) F2.
(b) M5.
(c) M1.
(d) F6.

5. Finish this line from the poem "Going, Going": "Excuses that make them all ______."
(a) Shamed.
(b) Needs.
(c) Happy.
(d) Guilty.

6. In "Self's the Man," what is the name of the character that the narrator is comparing himself?
(a) Arnold.
(b) Eric.
(c) Arthur.
(d) Andrew.

7. In the poem "Take One Home for the Kiddies," what happens to the animal that is brought home?
(a) It dies.
(b) The children love it.
(c) It runs away.
(d) The children fight over it.

8. In the poem "The Large Cool Store," what does the store sell?
(a) Meat.
(b) Cheap clothes.
(c) Hardware.
(d) Vegetables.

9. In the poem "Livings," what kind of constellations are mentioned at the end of the poem?
(a) Grecian.
(b) Chaldean.
(c) Roman.
(d) Flowering.

10. In the poem "Toads Revisited," where is the narrator?
(a) In the park.
(b) In his home.
(c) By the lake.
(d) At work.

11. In "Friday Night at the Royal Station Hotel," what is the porter doing?
(a) Carrying bags.
(b) Reading the paper.
(c) Sweeping the floor.
(d) Watching T.V.

12. In the poem "The Importance of Elsewhere," where is the poet?
(a) France.
(b) America.
(c) England.
(d) Ireland.

13. In "Dublinesque," what name is heard in the street?
(a) Mary.
(b) Katy.
(c) Huey.
(d) Sally.

14. In the poem "Naturally the Foundation Will Bear Your Expenses," who is the narrator going to meet?
(a) Morgan Forster.
(b) The Queen.
(c) Professor Havord.
(d) Professor Lal.

15. In the poem "Wild Oats," how much did the narrator pay for the ring?
(a) Two guineas.
(b) Fifty guineas.
(c) Ten guineas.
(d) Thirty guineas.

Short Answer Questions

1. Finish this line from the poem "Ignorance": "Our flesh surrounds us with ________."

2. In "The Trees," what does the narrator say the greenness of the leaves is?

3. In the poem "MCMXIV," what line is repeated?

4. In the poem "Broadcast," what popular figure is on television?

5. In the poem "The Whitsun Weddings," what time of the afternoon is the poem set?

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