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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whitman points out that it is not on the reader that they alone have ___________ which fall on them
(a) Dark patches.
(b) Pain.
(c) Anger.
(d) Trust.

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

3. 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.

4. Whitman believes himself to be as trustful to his poems as a father is to his _______________.
(a) Family.
(b) Wife.
(c) Children.
(d) Home.

5. Whitman says it is a painful thing to ___________ someone to excess, yet the rewards are great.
(a) Honor.
(b) Love.
(c) Believe in.
(d) Hate.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whitman believes that in his journey, the _________ is not the only thing that is there.

2. The __________ has joy in inflating the chest, rolling the thunder of the voice, making the people rage, and leading America.

3. What did Whitman used to pull up from the water when he lived in his hometown during the summer months?

4. Who does Whitman point out are subordinated at their tasks during "Calamus"?

5. Where does Whitman say there are beautiful hills which should be recognized as such?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Whitman describe his understanding of Adam's first experience when walking in the Garden of Eden?

2. What can be determined about Whitman's life experiences by the reading of the many poems which Whitman has crafted about the water?

3. Who are some of the groups for which Whitman seems to have a particular affection in his poems?

4. What parts of the United States structure does Whitman have a lot of respect for?

5. What does Whitman describe when he is talking about the experiences of his body in relation to another's body?

6. What does Whitman say when someone else is present with his body? What changes?

7. What are some of the features of the Paumanok area of Long Island which makes the area special to Whitman?

8. How does Whitman describe the touches of the lover as they are making love in the grass with each other?

9. What is Whitman's stance on how he views individual people and who they are, an opinion which is repeated frequently?

10. What are some of the similar points of religions which Whitman points out for the reader?

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