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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 37-40.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Whitman ponders where he actually knows anything of his own ________ as he thinks about the biography of another.
(a) Life.
(b) History.
(c) Message.
(d) Needs.

3. Who does Whitman say that he does not forget, not in the summer or in the winter?
(a) Departed.
(b) Heroes.
(c) Children.
(d) Words.

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

5. What causes Whitman to wander noiselessly and to bend over other sleepers, wandering and confused?
(a) Nightly visions.
(b) Stealth.
(c) Insomnia.
(d) Sickness.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whitman says that he is not sure, but the high soul of lovers welcomes _______ most.

2. What does Whitman say goes to and fro, seeking a livelihood, chattering, and chaffering?

3. For how many years in Manhattan has Whitman watched the parades of soldiers through the city?

4. What are the felons wearing when they come into the courtroom as Whitman watches them out of curiosity?

5. Whitman calls the ostent evanescent the substances of a/an _________ mood or savan's studies long.

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