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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal is mentioned in the poem "At Grass"?

2. In the poem "Wedding-Wind," what animal is restless?

3. In the poem "I See a Girl Dragged," what does the narrator see men doing?

4. In the poem "Morning Has Spread Again," how many times has the narrator and his subject met?

5. In the poem "The Bottle Is Drunk," what is the narrator sick from?

Short Essay Questions

1. How many parts comprise the poem "The North Ship"? Where is the third ship going?

2. In "Story," where did the narrator move from his hometown? What happened as he grew older?

3. In the poem "Toads," what does the toad represent? What does the narrator say about himself in regards to this subject?

4. In "Since the Majority of Me," what does "the majority of me" reject? What is the result of this?

5. In "Breadfruit," what do the boys dream of? Where do these visions end?

6. What is the narrator looking at in the poem "Lines on a Young Lady's Photograph Album"? What does the narrator say about the nature of photography?

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

8. What is the subject of poem "Next, Please"? What does the ship in the poem represent?

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

10. In the poem "Waiting for Breakfast," what is the female character doing? What does the narrator do to her, and how does he feel about this?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Using at least three poems, write an essay about the theme of music in Larkin's collection, "The North Ship."

Essay Topic 2

In the collection "The North Ship," winter and snow are common elements. Using at least three poems, write an essay detailing Larkin's use of these elements in the collection.

Essay Topic 3

In the collection "The Whitsun Weddings," Larkin uses the theme of city vs. country often. Write an essay explaining this theme in the collection, making sure to use at least three of the poems in your argument.

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