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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 131-144.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do the soldiers seek refuge in "The Sentry?"
(a) An abandoned guard tower.
(b) A warehouse.
(c) A dugout.
(d) A foxhole.

2. What does the speaker hold up to the sentry in "The Sentry?"
(a) His hand.
(b) Nothing.
(c) A gun.
(d) A light.

3. What emotion is associated with purple in the poem "Purple?"
(a) Pride.
(b) Fear.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Joy.

4. What is the subject of "Bold Horatius" studying?
(a) Roman history.
(b) An enemy.
(c) A garbage can.
(d) A battle strategy.

5. How does the speaker try to wake a soldier in "Futility?"
(a) By tossing water in his face.
(b) By moving him into the sun.
(c) By shaking him.
(d) With smelling salts.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where may soldiers never reach in "To a Comrade in Flanders?"

2. What is whispering to the speaker in "Miners?"

3. What does the sentry say he sees later in "The Sentry?"

4. According to "Sonnet: To a Child," what do children realize about the world that affects their wisdom?

5. At what time of day does "The Unreturning" take place?

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