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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whitman calls the ostent evanescent the substances of a/an _________ mood or savan's studies long.

2. Whitman ponders where he actually knows anything of his own ________ as he thinks about the biography of another.

3. Whitman is not only considering the idea of death, but also of chanting the chant of ___________.

4. What carry the filaments of the news of wars, deaths, losses, gains, passions, and of race?

5. How does Whitman spell Canada when he uses the name in the poem, "On Journeys through the States"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Whitman have to say about the pain of loving a man or a woman in great excess?

3. What does Whitman reveal about a lover who spoke of acceptance within one of his poems?

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

5. Why does Whitman warn the readers about the dangers of religion and those who are enamored of it?

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

7. What is so strange about the idea that Whitman is so fervently patriotic in the poems he has written? When was Whitman born in relation to the 'birth' of the United States?

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

9. What does the author feel about the idea of being present in the here and in the now?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The body is something which Whitman seems to worship as a part of his experience as being human.

Part 1: Why do you think Whitman is so fascinated with the human body?

Part 2: What are your feelings about the human body and whether it should be celebrated?

Part 3: Do you think that the human body is something which could be described as divine?

Essay Topic 2

While Whitman also addresses a number of metaphysical issues, he also talks about God and Jesus.

Part 1: Do you think that metaphysical and Christian ideas can coexist?

Part 2: How do you think Whitman feels about the idea of religion in general?

Part 3: How do you you feel about faith, spirituality, and religion? Are they all connected in some way? Do they have to be?

Essay Topic 3

Whitman talks about how his body is affected with it is in the presence of another person, which is understandable and relate-able.

Part 1: Why do you think Whitman expresses the idea that his body is affected by others?

Part 2: Can someone's body is affected without having anyone else around?

Part 3: Do you think that you are more or less affected on a body level when someone else is present?

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