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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: "One Art" lines 1-19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In line 10, what does the speaker admit to having lost?
(a) Their college diploma.
(b) Their mother's watch.
(c) Their wedding ring.
(d) Their child's artwork.

2. Stanzas four through six have which techniques in common?
(a) Second person and imperative mood.
(b) Second person and indicative mood.
(c) First person and indicative mood.
(d) First person and imperative mood.

3. What does the second stanza suggest the "art" of losing consists of?
(a) Conquering loss.
(b) Grieving loss.
(c) Ignoring loss.
(d) Accepting loss.

4. In lines 2 and 3, "so many things seem filled with the intent/ to be lost that their loss is no disaster," what is the antecedent of the word "their"?
(a) Many.
(b) Things.
(c) Intent.
(d) Lost.

5. Which word in lines 10 and 11, "And look! my last,/ or next-to-last, of three loved houses went," creates a momentary shift in verb mood?
(a) The word "next."
(b) The word "went."
(c) The word "look."
(d) The word "loved."

Short Answer Questions

1. How many refrains does "One Art" contain?

2. What is the rhyme scheme of the first five stanzas of "One Art"?

3. What is different about the final stanza of "One Art"?

4. What is the verb mood of line 4, "Lose something every day"?

5. Which is a reasonable statement of how the punctuation and syntax of the final stanza affect the stanza's tone?

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