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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 "I Put My Mouth," what does the narrator tell the stream and wind they will not find?
(a) Rest.
(b) Jealousy.
(c) Hate.
(d) Love.

2. In the poem "The Bottle Is Drunk," what is the narrator sick from?
(a) Want of sleep.
(b) Heartache.
(c) The cold.
(d) Pneumonia.

3. In the poem "I Dreamed of an Out-thrust Arm," what is the narrator empty of?
(a) Love.
(b) Tears.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Hope.

4. What emotion does the narrator of the poem "Wedding-Wind" feel?
(a) Sadness.
(b) Fear.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Loneliness.

5. In the poem "Myxomatosis," what object causes the subject pain?
(a) A concealed hole in the ground.
(b) A gun.
(c) A dart.
(d) A trap.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many parts compose "The North Ship"?

2. To whom is the poem "Conscript" dedicated?

3. In the poem "Reasons for Attendance," where is the narrator?

4. To whom is the poem "Born Yesterday" dedicated?

5. In the section "80 Degrees North" from "The North Ship," how many claws does the woman has?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the poem "Within the Dream," of what does the narrator dream? What is his reaction to this dream?

2. In the poem "The Trees," what does the narrator say the trees' greenness is? What do trees do that humans should follow?

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

4. In the poem "Deceptions," what is the epigraph about? What does the narrator say to his subject in the poem?

5. In the poem "To Write One Song," what does the narrator want to do? Where does he have to go in order to do this?

6. In "The Card-Players," what elements does the poem celebrate in the last line? What comparison is being made with the characters in the poem?

7. What line is repeated in the poem "All Catches Alight"? What purpose does the repeated line serve?

8. Where is the narrator in the poem "Night Music"? What does the poem celebrate?

9. In the poem "Ugly Sister," why does the girl go to her room? Where does she find solace?

10. In "The Building," what kind of building is the narrator describing? What kind of building does he compare it to?

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