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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 18-25.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What rose before Whitman when he was pondering his poetry in silence in this book?
(a) Grass.
(b) Sun.
(c) Water.
(d) Phantom.

2. Underneath all of the mysticism, what does Whitman say that he sees in the man for his comrade?
(a) Hope.
(b) Strength.
(c) Honor.
(d) Love.

3. Where does Whitman decide to merge with the crowd when they descend to the pavements?
(a) Beach.
(b) Ice rink.
(c) Broadway.
(d) Boardwalk.

4. Who does Whitman profess to folding in every leaf of his poetry in order to celebrate the sea?
(a) Dogs.
(b) Mariners.
(c) Poets.
(d) Sea serpents.

5. Whitman believes himself to be as trustful to his poems as a father is to his _______________.
(a) Wife.
(b) Home.
(c) Children.
(d) Family.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whitman addresses the reader in "To You," telling the reader he fears they are walking the walks of _____________.

2. Whitman proposes that grass is the ___________ of the Lord, when he contemplates it as a child.

3. Whitman expresses that he knows the __________ does not know how longingly he looked at them.

4. Who does Whitman see eating the bread of his last supper in the midst of youths and old persons?

5. The __________ has joy in inflating the chest, rolling the thunder of the voice, making the people rage, and leading America.

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