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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the poem "High Windows," what does the narrator say about the sky?
(a) It is overcast.
(b) It is endless.
(c) It is overwhelming.
(d) It is terrific.

2. In the poem "Sympathy in White Major," what does the narrator say is not his favorite color?
(a) Black.
(b) Blue.
(c) Green.
(d) White.

3. What kind of animal is mentioned in the poem "First Sight"?
(a) A pig.
(b) A lamb.
(c) A cow.
(d) A fawn.

4. What is the subject of the poem "Water"?
(a) Religion.
(b) Drinking water.
(c) Lakes.
(d) Politics.

5. What is the final line of the poem "A Study of Reading Habits"?
(a) Books are a load of crap.
(b) Evil was just my lark.
(c) I broke them up like meringues.
(d) Two dirty dogs twice my size.

6. In the poem "Annus Mirabilis," when did sexual intercourse begin?
(a) 1970.
(b) 1963.
(c) 1940.
(d) 1920.

7. In "The Trees," what does the narrator say the greenness of the leaves is?
(a) A type of leaf.
(b) A sigh of relief.
(c) A kind of sheath.
(d) A kind of grief.

8. In the poem "Ambulances," what phrase is italicized?
(a) Poor puppy.
(b) Poor boy.
(c) Poor soul.
(d) Poor lamb.

9. Finish this line from "Homage to a Government": "All we can hope to leave them is ________."
(a) Money.
(b) Love.
(c) Memories.
(d) Hope.

10. In the poem "An Arudel Tomb," what are the earl and countess secretly doing?
(a) Holding hands.
(b) Talking to each other.
(c) Singing.
(d) Crying.

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

12. In the poem "Forget What Did," what was a stun to memory?
(a) Learning a language.
(b) Forgetting her name.
(c) Burning the pictures.
(d) Stopping the diary.

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

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

15. In the poem "Love Songs in Age," what is the widow playing?
(a) Records.
(b) The violin.
(c) The radio.
(d) The piano.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many parts compose the poem "Livings"?

3. What is the name of the cafe in "Going, Going"?

4. In "Posterity," what is the name of the biographer?

5. In "Friday Night at the Royal Station Hotel," where have the salesmen gone?

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