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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section X: Name in Uphill Letters.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the character in "Graduation"?
(a) Mary Lulu Jackson.
(b) Jackson Bartlet.
(c) Jackson Barton.
(d) Mary Beth Wilson.

2. What is Big Boy going to do with the object on his shoulders in "Catch"?
(a) Marry her.
(b) Sell it at the market.
(c) Leave it at God's doorstep.
(d) Drop him off at school.

3. How does the speaker attempt suicide the second time in "Life Is Fine"?
(a) By jumping into a river.
(b) By jumping in front of a train.
(c) By jumping off of a cliff.
(d) By jumping off of a building.

4. What language, other than English, is used in the poem "Havana Dreams"?
(a) Russian.
(b) Gaelic.
(c) Spanish.
(d) Creole.

5. What does the speaker in "Life Is Fine" decide he was born for?
(a) "Singin'"
(b) "Livin'"
(c) "Cryin'"
(d) "Dyin'"

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the speaker claim is such a bore in "Ennui"?

2. What are the waves cutting the darkness with in "Moonlight Night: Carmel"?

3. Which two countries are mentioned in "Seascape"?

4. What is all that a snail knows in "Snail"?

5. What country is NOT mentioned in any of the poems in "Sea and Land"?

(see the answer key)

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