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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 9-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator claims to “lean and loafe at my ease observing” what, in Section 1?
(a) “A blooming spring flower.”
(b) “The falling flakes of snow.”
(c) “A falling autumn leaf.”
(d) “A spear of summer grass.”

2. What “impassive” objects “receive and return so many echoes,” according to the narrator in Section 8?
(a) “Stones.”
(b) “Swamps.”
(c) “Trees.”
(d) “Clouds.”

3. What kind of boat is described “under her sky-sails” in Section 10?
(a) A schooner.
(b) A Confederate frigate.
(c) A destroyer.
(d) A Yankee clipper.

4. To what does the narrator say “the other I am not must not abase itself to you” in Section 5?
(a) “My youth.”
(b) “My soul.”
(c) “My intestines.”
(d) “My scalp.”

5. What does the narrator bring to the runaway slave when he encounters him in Section 10?
(a) An old dog.
(b) A letter.
(c) A bale of hay.
(d) A tub of water.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many suns does the narrator claim there are left in Section 2?

3. From where does the narrator describe following the movements of the men with sledges and hammers in the end of Section 12?

4. The narrator combines the word “respiration” with what word in Section 2?

5. The narrator describes “the little one” as sleeping where in the opening of Section 8?

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