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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whitman realizes that where there be death, there may also be __________, as seen with the sailors who leave the port.
(a) Joy.
(b) Understanding.
(c) Life.
(d) New adventures.

2. Where does Whitman say there are beautiful hills which should be recognized as such?
(a) Maine.
(b) Brooklyn.
(c) North Carolina.
(d) Amsterdam.

3. The ___________ is equal with the male according to Whitman in the first page of his poetry book?
(a) Female.
(b) Country.
(c) River.
(d) Tree.

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

5. Whitman says that the expression of __________ is important but there is also great value in silence.
(a) Speech.
(b) Song.
(c) Tears.
(d) Chant.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Whitman pays homage to the ashes of the _________ soldiers, both sides of the conflict are included in his reverence.

3. What will Whitman plant as thick as trees along all the rivers of America and along the shores of all the great lakes?

4. What is piercing through the storm, piercing and pealing as the storm rises up?

5. Whitman says it is a painful thing to ___________ someone to excess, yet the rewards are great.

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