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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. At what time of the day is the soul allowed to be most free, according to Whitman in his own findings?
(a) Noon.
(b) Dawn.
(c) Midnight.
(d) Dusk.

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

3. 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) 1861.
(d) 1841.

4. Who does Whitman beckon to toil on, to harvest the products even though they are not alone in the fields?
(a) Presidents.
(b) Children.
(c) Women.
(d) Heroes.

5. Who asks Whitman to sing a song that no poet has yet to have chanted?
(a) Muse.
(b) The grass.
(c) God.
(d) A flower.

Short Answer Questions

1. The United States is seen as ________ with equality in the eyes of their mother, according to Whitman.

2. What does Whitman say that he will expose when he runs his furrow with his plough and press his spade through the sod?

3. Who does Whitman want to kiss him, to touch him on the lips as he touches those he loves?

4. What is piercing through the storm, piercing and pealing as the storm rises up?

5. _________ sprouts push through the snow, helping to reveal the coming of Spring and of the month of March.

Short Essay Questions

1. To whom does Whitman compare the country of old Ireland, in his poem to this land?

2. What does Whitman point out happens no matter how many advancements science has made?

3. Whose philosophies does Whitman respect without any exceptions, according to the writing?

4. Why is it sad when one of the birds in a couple dies and the other one does not know it?

5. How is the plowman used in reference and as a metaphor for death in Whitman's poem?

6. To whom does Whitman appear to give his spirit to, though this person is never mentioned by name in a poem?

7. Why does Whitman pay homage to the young pioneers who forged ahead to find homes for themselves?

8. What does Whitman wish he had the chance to do for the United States as it makes its impact in the world?

9. What does Whitman question about the world when he sees the felons being shackled and held in the court?

10. Why does the young man ring the ocean bell when he is steering the boat during the treacherous weather?

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