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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the last line of the poem "The Old Fools"?
(a) We shall find out.
(b) Listen once more.
(c) Those old fools.
(d) Into the blue.

3. In "Homage to a Government," why are the soldiers coming home?
(a) The war is over.
(b) They lack money.
(c) They are defeated.
(d) The draft was revoked.

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

5. In the poem "Send No Money," what does the narrator say he spent his youth chasing?
(a) Girls.
(b) Truth.
(c) Fame.
(d) Money.

Short Answer Questions

1. Finish this line from the poem "Going, Going": "Excuses that make them all ______."

2. In the poem "Wild Oats," how much did the narrator pay for the ring?

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

4. In the poem "Afternoons," what season is approaching?

5. In the poem "Reference Back," what is the narrator doing?

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