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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 21-24.

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. In Section 21, the poet claims, “I am the poet of the Body and I am the poet of the” what?
(a) “Earth.”
(b) “Mind.”
(c) “Soul.”
(d) “Animals.”

3. What word used in the opening of Section 15 refers to the lowest female voice or voice part, intermediate between soprano and tenor?
(a) Contralto.
(b) Cello.
(c) Pismire.
(d) Tenor.

4. The narrator describes “the little one” as sleeping where in the opening of Section 8?
(a) “The bathtub.”
(b) “The bed.”
(c) “Its cradle.”
(d) “A basket.”

5. The narrator calls out to “beat the gong of” what, in Section 23?
(a) “Revolt.”
(b) “Failure.”
(c) “Submission.”
(d) “Victory.”

Short Answer Questions

1. In the conclusion of Section 6, the narrator states that “to die is different from what any one supposed, and” what?

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

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

4. Section 17 ends with the line, “This is the common air that bathes” what?

5. The narrator describes “Houses and rooms” full of what in the beginning of Section 2?

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