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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 5-17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During this section of the poems, what age does Whitman profess to being?
(a) 41.
(b) 42.
(c) 35.
(d) 37.

2. In what state did Whitman see the live-oak growing, and named a poem after this occurrence?
(a) Maryland.
(b) Louisiana.
(c) Maine.
(d) Delaware.

3. Whose self does Whitman sing when he begins his collection of poems in this particular book?
(a) Those.
(b) One's.
(c) Her.
(d) Him.

4. Whitman raises a _____________ hand to all who he mentions in his poem, making the signal to remain after him.
(a) Closed.
(b) Perpendicular.
(c) Open.
(d) Shaking.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whitman says he will make a true ________ which will earn for the body and mind whatever sticks and does not droop in death.

2. Who does Whitman consider to be dear and dreadful to the earth, as he writes in one of his poems?

3. Whitman realizes he was still not happen when he heard _________ and was received well at the capitol.

4. What do the lovers who exit the room after the night leave over baskets, swelling the house with their plenty?

5. What color is the water in the poem, "In Cabin'd Ships at Sea," as it moves around the boat?

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