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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 1-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whitman calls the ostent evanescent the substances of a/an _________ mood or savan's studies long.
(a) Woman's.
(b) Artist's.
(c) Child's.
(d) Scientist's.

2. Whitman says it is a painful thing to ___________ someone to excess, yet the rewards are great.
(a) Honor.
(b) Love.
(c) Believe in.
(d) Hate.

3. Who leaves natural breaths, the sounds of rains and winds, calls as the birds and animals in the woods?
(a) Red aborigines.
(b) The mothers.
(c) The Gods.
(d) The birds.

4. How old is Whitman at the time of his writing his poems, noting this in his poems and that he is in good health?
(a) 28.
(b) 27.
(c) 37.
(d) 18.

5. The ___________ cheerfully braves the winter, says Whitman when he addresses this group, the snow and ice welcoming him.
(a) Canadian.
(b) Delawarean.
(c) Kanadian.
(d) Alaskan.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose self does Whitman sing when he begins his collection of poems in this particular book?

2. Whitman wonders how the real _______ can ever die and be buried in the end?

3. What are houses and rooms full of? What are shelves crowded with according to Whitman?

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

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

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