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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In the poem "Faith Healing," what phrase in italics is repeated?
(a) Dear child.
(b) What's wrong.
(c) Like losing thoughts.
(d) Exiled.

3. In "Dublinesque," what is passing through the streets?
(a) A funeral.
(b) A trolley.
(c) A parade.
(d) A bus.

4. In the poem "Ambulances," what phrase is italicized?
(a) Poor soul.
(b) Poor lamb.
(c) Poor boy.
(d) Poor puppy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the poem "Love Songs in Age," what is the widow playing?

2. What is the last line of the poem "The Card-Players"?

3. In "Sympathy in White Major," what does the narrator drink?

4. Finish this line from the poem "Ignorance": "Our flesh surrounds us with ________."

5. In the poem "The Large Cool Store," what does the store sell?

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