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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. At the time of freedom, the soul can emerge fully and ponder the _________ one loves best.
(a) Themes.
(b) Truth.
(c) Animals.
(d) Silence.

3. When the child went forth, what happened to him every day? He became the ____________ he looked at.
(a) First tear.
(b) First thought.
(c) First animal.
(d) First object.

4. When Whitman sits and looks out into the world, he sees all the __________ and the agony without end.
(a) Anger.
(b) Justice.
(c) Peace.
(d) Meanness.

5. Whitman asks in his poems who may have learned the ______________ of the lessons that he has to teach.
(a) Truth.
(b) Completeness.
(c) Details.
(d) Broadness.

6. Whitman is clear that he is giving his spirit to ___________, though he does not mention him by name.
(a) Buddha.
(b) Satan.
(c) Jehovah.
(d) Christ.

7. 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) Sister.
(d) Brother.

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

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

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

11. What is the one thing that Whitman says the President has not learned of during his life so far?
(a) Nature.
(b) Justice.
(c) Bravery.
(d) Honor.

12. Whitman was seized by a spirit, held by an _________self out of the pride which causes him to utter poems.
(a) Authentic.
(b) Aggressive.
(c) Electric.
(d) Amazing.

13. Who does Whitman say the person in the poem "Europe" was paid to do?
(a) Defile the People.
(b) Cross the water.
(c) Write the poems.
(d) Leave the land untouched.

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

15. Who does Whitman describe as being lean and sinewy with muscular legs, thinly clothed, and well trained?
(a) Runner.
(b) Pioneer.
(c) Teacher.
(d) President.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Whitman say the man is now that he has tears in his face at the sight of the waters?

3. What is one of the things which keeps Whitman up late at night, though he needs no assurances?

4. What causes Whitman to wander noiselessly and to bend over other sleepers, wandering and confused?

5. What are the felons wearing when they come into the courtroom as Whitman watches them out of curiosity?

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