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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the poem "To Write One Song," where does the narrator go so that he can write a sad song?
(a) The cemetery.
(b) His house.
(c) The train station.
(d) The forest.

2. To whom is "All Catches Alight" dedicated?
(a) Warden Montgomery.
(b) Montgomery Ward.
(c) Bruce Wayne.
(d) Bruce Montgomery.

3. In the poem "Winter," which of these elements is NOT mentioned?
(a) Snow.
(b) Swans.
(c) Thistles.
(d) Horses.

4. What is the subject of the poem "I Remember, I Remember"?
(a) Remembering a past event.
(b) Thinking about a lost love.
(c) Returning to a childhood home.
(d) Regaining one's memory after an accident.

5. What would the narrator's darling discover in the poem "If, My Darling"?
(a) He actually loves her sister.
(b) He does not love her.
(c) He has been faking his personality around her.
(d) He is not rich.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the poem "Heaviest of Flowers," to what does the narrator compare memories?

2. In "Within a Dream," what does the poet say is cold?

3. What line is repeated in "All Catches Alight"?

4. What instrument is mentioned in the poem "Reasons for Attendance"?

5. What is the nationality of the girl on the train in "Like the Train's Beat"?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Breadfruit," what do the boys dream of? Where do these visions end?

2. Where is the narrator in the poem "Spring"? How does the narrator characterize Spring?

3. In "Story," where did the narrator move from his hometown? What happened as he grew older?

4. In the poem "Maiden Name," what has marriage done to the subject? What is the result of this?

5. What is the poem "Water" about? What does he say about water?

6. In the poem "Faith Healing," what are the women doing? How are they trying to do this?

7. In the poem "Toads," what does the toad represent? What does the narrator say about himself in regards to this subject?

8. In the poem "An Arundel Tomb," who are the subjects of the poem? What are they doing?

9. In the poem "The Large Cool Store," what does the store sell? What is the end of the poem about?

10. Why does the narrator say that home is sad in the poem "Home is so Sad"? Name at least two household objects the narrator talks about in the poem.

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