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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. _________ sprouts push through the snow, helping to reveal the coming of Spring and of the month of March.
(a) New.
(b) Green.
(c) Wet.
(d) Small.

2. Whitman says that he is the sworn _______ of every dauntless rebel the world over, with songs of insurrection.
(a) Mystic.
(b) Priest.
(c) Poet.
(d) Chanter.

3. What is piercing through the storm, piercing and pealing as the storm rises up?
(a) Tears.
(b) Laughter.
(c) Silence.
(d) Singing.

4. What is the powerful machine which is moving through the snow with its vapor-pennants tinged with delicate purple?
(a) Locomotive.
(b) Wagon.
(c) Car.
(d) Steam engine.

5. Who does Whitman want to kiss him, to touch him on the lips as he touches those he loves?
(a) A wave.
(b) His mother.
(c) His lover.
(d) Paumanok.

6. What does Whitman say was the year of struggle, the year when no dainty rhymes or sentimental loves verses were written?
(a) 1851.
(b) 1821.
(c) 1841.
(d) 1861.

7. The combination of justice and God, according to Whitman, can be blended together to make an immortal ___________.
(a) Armistice.
(b) Reality.
(c) Government.
(d) Story.

8. What do mediums convey when they arrive and they are successful in the United States, according to Whitman?
(a) Half truths.
(b) Truth.
(c) Gospel.
(d) Lies.

9. Whitman says that he often looks up at the perfect __________ of the stars during walks in the night.
(a) Truth.
(b) Silence.
(c) Honor.
(d) Glow.

10. What color is the halo in the sky, drooping upon the sea in the description of the water?
(a) Green.
(b) Blue.
(c) Black.
(d) Brown.

11. What was Whitman's voice like when he sang late in the night, according to his writing?
(a) Low.
(b) Joyful.
(c) Sad.
(d) Whispered.

12. Though Whitman says he paints myriads of heads, he also says that he paints head without a ________.
(a) Golden nimbus of light.
(b) Smile.
(c) Green crown.
(d) Purple coloring.

13. What occurs once at sunrise and once at sunset, according to Whitman as he describes nature?
(a) A fading light.
(b) A brightening light.
(c) A musical call.
(d) Nothing.

14. Whitman addresses the reader in "To You," telling the reader he fears they are walking the walks of _____________.
(a) Clouds.
(b) Dreams.
(c) Pain.
(d) Armies.

15. Who is singing the song, a husky song as the main character in the poem walks on the beach at night alone?
(a) Father.
(b) Mother.
(c) Brother.
(d) Sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is in the curious trio with Whitman? This trio includes his _________ and his body, and himself.

2. What kind of birds fly together, interlocking their claws and beating their wings as one in the poem Whitman includes?

3. What will return as the ocean of life begins to ebb away from the shore, according to Whitman?

4. Where is the good place in Boston where Whitman wants to see the show from in the morning?

5. To whom is Whitman referring when he talks about the estuary which enlarges and spread itself grandly in the great sea?

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