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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 13: The Port, Portraits of Mistresses & The Gallant Marksman.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Windows", what type of window does the poet say is most interesting to look in?
(a) A partially covered window.
(b) A closed window during the daytime.
(c) An open window.
(d) One lit by a candle.

2. How is the scent of the hair in "A Hemisphere in Her Hair" described?
(a) As not having any scent.
(b) As reeking of smoke.
(c) As smelling of flowers.
(d) As having a wide-range of scents.

3. What does the strange man call "cake" in "Cake"?
(a) None of the answers is correct.
(b) A piece of bread.
(c) A slice of pie.
(d) A cake.

4. In "The Generous Gambler", what does the narrator lose to the man?
(a) Half his money.
(b) A horse.
(c) The keys to his house.
(d) His soul.

5. In "Already!" what does the narrator see in the sea?
(a) Fear.
(b) Anger.
(c) New life.
(d) Beauty.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Which is the Real One?", what does the first beautiful woman's casket look like?

2. At the end of "Plans", what does the man say about planning?

3. In "The Old Woman's Despair", why does the woman visit the baby?

4. In "The Wild Woman and the Little Mistress", what bothers the narrator about the woman?

5. Why does the artist in "The Artist's Confiteor" decide he cannot describe nature?

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