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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Whitman see eating the bread of his last supper in the midst of youths and old persons?
(a) Christ.
(b) Mary.
(c) A death row inmate.
(d) A homeless man.

2. Whitman hears that some people believe that he is trying to destroy ____________, which confuses him.
(a) Churches.
(b) Schools.
(c) Libraries.
(d) Institutions.

3. "You furnish your parts toward eternity, Great or small, you furnish your parts toward the ________."
(a) Answer.
(b) End.
(c) Soul.
(d) Truth.

4. It is the engineer's joy to go with the _____________ in his days.
(a) Locomotive.
(b) Track.
(c) Cars.
(d) Coal.

5. What kind of headsman stands mask'd, clothed in red, with huge legs and strong naked arms?
(a) European.
(b) American.
(c) Australian.
(d) Asian.

6. Whose self does Whitman sing when he begins his collection of poems in this particular book?
(a) Him.
(b) One's.
(c) Her.
(d) Those.

7. Whitman expresses that he knows the __________ does not know how longingly he looked at them.
(a) Woman.
(b) Old woman.
(c) Blade of grass.
(d) Passing stranger.

8. With another man, Whitman writes, he dilates and fuses the immortal laws and makes himself by them the _______ unto himself.
(a) Law.
(b) Honor.
(c) Love.
(d) Truth.

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

10. Walt Whitman hears the rhythmic myths of the ____________, the strong legends of the Romans.
(a) Germans.
(b) Norse.
(c) Greeks.
(d) Egyptians.

11. What does Whitman say goes to and fro, seeking a livelihood, chattering, and chaffering?
(a) Shadow.
(b) Soul.
(c) A worker.
(d) His muse.

12. Who does Whitman answer for when he takes the young man's hands in his own?
(a) His mother.
(b) His brother.
(c) His sister.
(d) God.

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

14. What color is the water in the poem, "In Cabin'd Ships at Sea," as it moves around the boat?
(a) Gray.
(b) Blue.
(c) Green.
(d) Black.

15. What do the lovers who exit the room after the night leave over baskets, swelling the house with their plenty?
(a) Birds.
(b) Money.
(c) Words.
(d) White towels.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the city of orgies, according to Whitman's poem of the same name?

2. What is NOT a word which is used to describe the poets Whitman says are still to come in the world?

3. What carry the filaments of the news of wars, deaths, losses, gains, passions, and of race?

4. Whitman believes himself to be as trustful to his poems as a father is to his _______________.

5. During this section of the poems, what age does Whitman profess to being?

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