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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the poem "The Old Fools," what question is asked at the end of the first stanza?
(a) Why aren't they screaming?
(b) How are they so old?
(c) How can they implore it?
(d) How can they ignore it?

2. In "The Building," what kind of building is the poem about?
(a) A museum.
(b) A restaurant.
(c) A hospital.
(d) A hotel.

3. In the poem "Afternoons," what season is approaching?
(a) Winter.
(b) Fall.
(c) Spring.
(d) Summer.

4. In "The Card-Players," what does Jan van Hogspeuw do?
(a) Pees.
(b) Coughs.
(c) Snores.
(d) Throws up.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the poem "Forget What Did," what was a stun to memory?

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

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

4. In "Friday Night at the Royal Station Hotel," what is the porter doing?

5. What is the final line of the poem "A Study of Reading Habits"?

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