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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 115-130.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the young man in "The Parable of the Old Man and the Young?"
(a) Abraham.
(b) An unnamed soldier.
(c) Owen.
(d) Isaac.

2. Who wins the fight in "Antaeus: A Fragment?"
(a) Antaeus.
(b) Antaeus's enemy.
(c) This is not known.
(d) There is no winner; they both give up.

3. Whom does the speaker want to stay with in "My Shy Hand?"
(a) His comrades.
(b) His lover.
(c) His dog.
(d) His mother.

4. Whom is the speaker writing to in "The Letter?"
(a) His wife.
(b) His mother.
(c) His sister.
(d) His father.

5. What is causing the speaker in "A Terre" to lose part of his body?
(a) Gunfire.
(b) An explosion.
(c) An infection.
(d) This is not known.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is sleeping in "The Kind Ghosts?"

2. On what river is the barge in "Hospital Barge at Cerisy?"

3. Who rises above the battlefield with the speaker in "The Show?"

4. What does the speaker sacrifice in "To Eros?"

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

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