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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In the poem "The Whitsun Weddings," what time of the afternoon is the poem set?
(a) 3:30.
(b) 1:20.
(c) 12:20.
(d) 2:20.

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

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

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

6. In the poem "Talking in Bed," what does the narrator say about talking in bed?
(a) It is a bother.
(b) It shouldn't be done.
(c) It should be easiest.
(d) It is a tradition.

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

8. Finish this line from "High Windows": "And everyone young going down the long slide to _______."
(a) Old Age.
(b) Faith.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Death.

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

10. Finish this line from the poem "Ignorance": "Our flesh surrounds us with ________."
(a) Organs of life.
(b) Its own precision.
(c) Its own decisions.
(d) Breath and hope.

11. Finish this line from "The Building": "Though crowds each evening try with wasteful, weak, propitiatory _________."
(a) Congratulations.
(b) Farewells.
(c) Kisses.
(d) Flowers.

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

13. Finish this line from "Mr. Bleaney": "That how we live measures ________."
(a) The value of ourselves.
(b) Our own nature.
(c) How successful we will be.
(d) Our importance in the world.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the last line to the poem "Home Is So Sad"?

2. In "This Be the Verse," who are the subjects of the poem?

3. What does the poet describe in the poem "Essential Beauty"?

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

5. In the poem "Love Songs in Age," what is the widow playing?

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