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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 26-36.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the good place in Boston where Whitman wants to see the show from in the morning?
(a) At the docks.
(b) At the church.
(c) At the diner.
(d) At the corner.

2. What are the felons wearing when they come into the courtroom as Whitman watches them out of curiosity?
(a) Shackles.
(b) Hats.
(c) Blue jump suits.
(d) Orange suits.

3. Whitman proposes that grass is the ___________ of the Lord, when he contemplates it as a child.
(a) Blanket.
(b) Food.
(c) Handkerchief.
(d) Cup.

4. What did Whitman once feel was impassive, ample, and spheric in nature, though he is changing his mind?
(a) Earth.
(b) Moon.
(c) Hawaii.
(d) America.

5. When Whitman talks about Christianity, with whom does he commiserate within his poems on the topic?
(a) Jesus.
(b) Joseph.
(c) Peter.
(d) Mary.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is permanent, lurking there within the body, the only purport of thous art, the real I myself?

2. How does Whitman spell Canada when he uses the name in the poem, "On Journeys through the States"?

3. The metaphor of __________ is used in relation to the plowman, tilling to life, while the harvester harvests in the end.

4. What color of hair does Whitman say that Ireland has now as she is changing from what she once was?

5. Whitman is clear that he is giving his spirit to ___________, though he does not mention him by name.

(see the answer key)

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