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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In "The Card-Players," what does Jan van Hogspeuw do?
(a) Snores.
(b) Pees.
(c) Coughs.
(d) Throws up.

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

5. What does the poet describe in the poem "Essential Beauty"?
(a) His lover.
(b) Nature.
(c) Shop windows.
(d) The country.

6. What object is the poem "Forget What Did" centered around?
(a) A diary.
(b) A cookbook.
(c) A notebook.
(d) A novel.

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

8. In "How Distant," what departure does the poem mention?
(a) The departure of reality.
(b) The departure of family.
(c) The departure of life.
(d) The departure of young men.

9. In "The Building," what kind of building is the poem about?
(a) A restaurant.
(b) A hotel.
(c) A hospital.
(d) A museum.

10. When was the collection "High Windows" published?
(a) 1968.
(b) 1980.
(c) 1950.
(d) 1974.

11. How many parts compose the poem "Livings"?
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) Six.
(d) Two.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Finish this line from "Homage to a Government": "All we can hope to leave them is ________."

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

3. In the poem "Afternoons," what is the wind ruining?

4. What is the subject of the poem "Sunny Prestatyn"?

5. In "The Card-Players," what is the weather outside?

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