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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Finish this line from "As Bad as a Mile": "The apple unbitten ________."
(a) In the palm.
(b) In the grass.
(c) In the vase.
(d) On the tree.

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

3. In the poem "For Sidney Bechet," the narrator says a note is reflected like which city on the water?
(a) New Orleans.
(b) London.
(c) Seattle.
(d) Liverpool.

4. In "This Be the Verse," who are the subjects of the poem?
(a) Parents.
(b) Aunts and uncles.
(c) Cousins.
(d) Grandparents.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What object is the poem "Forget What Did" centered around?

2. In the poem "The Old Fools," what question is asked at the end of the first stanza?

3. In the poem "Sympathy in White Major," how many ice cubes does the narrator put in his glass?

4. In "Dublinesque," what name is heard in the street?

5. In the poem "Send No Money," what does the narrator say he spent his youth chasing?

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