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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the poem "Here," where is the narrator swerving in the first stanza?

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

3. In the poem "MCMXIV," what line is repeated?

4. In "Posterity," what is the name of the biographer?

5. What is the subject of the poem "Sunny Prestatyn"?

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 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 3

"The Whitsun Weddings" is both the title of a poem and a collection. Write an essay on the importance of the poem in the collection of the same name, using at least two other poems from the collection in your argument.

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