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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. In the poem "Latest Face," who is the latest face?

2. What emotion does the narrator of the poem "Wedding-Wind" feel?

3. What instrument is mentioned in the poem "Reasons for Attendance"?

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

5. In the poem "Toads," what does the toad represent?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the narrator of the poem "Wedding-Wind"? What emotion is the narrator feeling in the poem?

2. In the poem "Within the Dream," of what does the narrator dream? What is his reaction to this dream?

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

4. Where is the narrator in the poem "Climbing the Hill"? What is the tone of the poem?

5. In the poem "An Arundel Tomb," who are the subjects of the poem? What are they doing?

6. In "Femmes Damnes," what is the photograph of? What is the only sound heard?

7. In "This Be the Verse," what does the narrator say "man hands on to man"? What does the narrator say in the last line?

8. What is the narrator talking to in the poem "I Put My Mouth"? What is the poem about?

9. In "Homage to a Government," why are the soldiers coming home? What does the narrator say they can hope to leave them?

10. Who is the subject of the poem "Like the Train's Beat"? How does the narrator describe this person?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the collection "The Whitsun Weddings," death is a popular theme. Write an essay on the theme of death in the collection. Make sure you use at least four examples in your argument.

Essay Topic 2

A unique theme in Larkin's collection "The Less Deceived" is photography. Using a minimum of two poems, write an essay on the theme of photography in this collection.

Essay Topic 3

Think about the theme of dawn in the collection "The North Ship." Write an essay explaining the use of dawn in the collection, using at least three examples.

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