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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. At what time of the day is the soul allowed to be most free, according to Whitman in his own findings?
(a) Midnight.
(b) Noon.
(c) Dusk.
(d) Dawn.

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

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

5. To whom is Whitman referring when he talks about the estuary which enlarges and spread itself grandly in the great sea?
(a) Old age.
(b) His father.
(c) His words.
(d) Time.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the tan faced children who follow well in order and get their weapons ready?

2. Whitman addresses the reader in "To You," telling the reader he fears they are walking the walks of _____________.

3. Who does Whitman say that he does not forget, not in the summer or in the winter?

4. Whitman says that not a disembodied _________ can the weapons of tyrants let loose, but it stalks invisibly.

5. Where does Whitman stop in order to satisfy his curiosity about what is inside?

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