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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Whitman say that is is close with, murmuring alike reproachfully rolling sands and drift?
(a) Rivers.
(b) Children.
(c) Forests.
(d) Oceans.

2. Even those, Whitman says, that know unrequited ________ can sleep, as do prisoners.
(a) Love.
(b) Patience.
(c) Loss.
(d) Death.

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

4. Whitman says that years of ____________ are transient and strange, though he says he too is one.
(a) Beauty.
(b) Meteors.
(c) Ideas.
(d) Politicians.

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

6. The United States is seen as ________ with equality in the eyes of their mother, according to Whitman.
(a) Eagles.
(b) Children.
(c) Partners.
(d) Cubs.

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

8. 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) Sister.
(c) Brother.
(d) Mother.

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

10. The metaphor of __________ is used in relation to the plowman, tilling to life, while the harvester harvests in the end.
(a) Birth.
(b) Regeneration.
(c) Death.
(d) Cycles.

11. From the sea of ________, Whitman says that he will collect and bring a windrow drift of weeds and shells.
(a) Time.
(b) Belief.
(c) Truth.
(d) Patriotism.

12. What color of hair does Whitman say that Ireland has now as she is changing from what she once was?
(a) Red.
(b) Green.
(c) Brown.
(d) White.

13. What does Whitman say that Ireland once was before she leaned and became tattered on the ground?
(a) Goddess.
(b) Queen.
(c) Story.
(d) Ship.

14. What does Whitman say that one should hold up sternly in order for it to send something back?
(a) Parchment.
(b) Boat.
(c) Feather.
(d) Hand mirror.

15. ___________ are able to convey nature, enjoy materialism, become orators, and create from their own experiences.
(a) Mediums.
(b) Politicians.
(c) Teachers.
(d) Women.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Whitman decide to merge with the crowd when they descend to the pavements?

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

3. Though Whitman says he paints myriads of heads, he also says that he paints head without a ________.

4. When Whitman sits and looks out into the world, he sees all the __________ and the agony without end.

5. Who does Whitman describe as sitting in the middle of the prison and causing a scene?

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