View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In the poem "Dockery and Son," what does the narrator eat?
(a) A banana.
(b) An apple.
(c) An awful pie.
(d) A hamburger.

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

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

6. In the poem "Livings," how many days does the narrator spend in the hotel?
(a) Three.
(b) Seven.
(c) Five.
(d) Two.

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

8. In "Dublinesque," what is passing through the streets?
(a) A funeral.
(b) A bus.
(c) A parade.
(d) A trolley.

9. In what year was the collection "The Whitsun Weddings" published?
(a) 1964.
(b) 1974.
(c) 1954.
(d) 1944.

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

11. In the poem "Posterity," what does the biographer want to do for a year?
(a) Teach in Tel Aviv.
(b) Finish a novel.
(c) Travel the world.
(d) Learn to play piano.

12. In "Friday Night at the Royal Station Hotel," where have the salesmen gone?
(a) To catch the train.
(b) Home for the night.
(c) Back to London.
(d) Back to Leeds.

13. In the poem "Sympathy in White Major," how many ice cubes does the narrator put in his glass?
(a) Five.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

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

15. 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 Lal.
(d) Professor Havord.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Finish this line from "As Bad as a Mile": "The apple unbitten ________."

3. In "The Building," what kind of building is the poem about?

4. In the poem "Sympathy in White Major," what does the narrator say is not his favorite color?

5. Finish this line from "Mr. Bleaney": "That how we live measures ________."

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 394 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample