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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 13-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the butcher-boy put off, according to the narrator in Section 12?
(a) “His church clothes.”
(b) “His killing-clothes.”
(c) “His working clothes.”
(d) “His resting clothes.”

2. The narrator makes a statement equating stoutness with what animal in Section 3?
(a) A horse.
(b) A cow.
(c) A moose.
(d) A buffalo.

3. From where does the narrator describe following the movements of the men with sledges and hammers in the end of Section 12?
(a) “The wrecking yard.”
(b) “The cinder-strew’d threshold.”
(c) “The freeway terminal.”
(d) “The mountain-cliff dwelling.”

4. What question does the narrator say a child asked in Section 6?
(a) “When will summer come?”
(b) “Who are the birds?”
(c) “What is the grass?”
(d) “Where are the turtles?”

5. The narrator describes “Houses and rooms” full of what in the beginning of Section 2?
(a) Perfumes.
(b) Paintings.
(c) Rich wood.
(d) Ornate carvings.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator claims to “lean and loafe at my ease observing” what, in Section 1?

2. How old does the narrator of the poem claim to be in Section 1?

3. What sound is the “wild gander” cited as calling out as he passes in Section 14?

4. What is being carried in loads on the “slow-drawn wagon” in Section 9?

5. The narrator compels the reader in Section 2 by stating, “Stop this day and night with me and you shall possess” what?

(see the answer key)

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