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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The narrator says in Section 24, “I speak the pass-word primeval, I give the sign of” what?
(a) “Democracy.”
(b) “Illuminati.”
(c) “Monarchy.”
(d) “Socialism.”

3. The narrator claims in Section 15, “The married and unmarried children ride home to their” what?
(a) “Christmas dinner.”
(b) “Thanksgiving dinner.”
(c) “Easter dinner.”
(d) “Labor Day brunch.”

4. The narrator asserts in Section 20, “In all people I see” what?
(a) “My mother.”
(b) “My father.”
(c) “Myself.”
(d) “My sister.”

5. To what does the narrator say “I resign myself to you also” in the beginning of Section 21?
(a) “You canyon!”
(b) “You sea!”
(c) “You forest!”
(d) “You desert!”

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

7. What instruments does the narrator describe playing in the opening of Section 18?
(a) Tubas and bass.
(b) Drums and piano.
(c) Cornets and drums.
(d) Flutes and whistles.

8. How many horses is “the negro” driving in Section 13?
(a) 8.
(b) 6.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

9. The narrator says in Section 10 that while he wanders “alone in the wilds and mountains” he is amazed at his own what?
(a) “Strife and terror.”
(b) “Questions and answers.”
(c) “Wonder and reverence.”
(d) “Lightness and glee.”

10. Section 17 ends with the line, “This is the common air that bathes” what?
(a) “The globe.”
(b) “The body.”
(c) “The country.”
(d) “The county.”

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

12. For what does the narrator exclaim “Hurrah!” for in Section 23?
(a) “Positive emotions.”
(b) “Positive science.”
(c) “Events.”
(d) “Politics.”

13. Whose proper name is stated in the poem in the beginning of Section 24?
(a) William Shakespeare’s.
(b) Teddy Roosevelt's.
(c) John Muir's.
(d) Walt Whitman’s.

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

15. 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) Tenor.
(c) Pismire.
(d) Cello.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color, in addition to green, is considered the “tufted crown intentional” by the narrator in Section 13?

2. The narrator asks the reader in Section 2, “Have you reckon’d” how many acres?

3. The narrator calls out to “beat the gong of” what, in Section 23?

4. The narrator claims to wear what as he pleases “indoors or out” in Section 20?

5. As the narrator watches “the little one” sleeping in Section 8, he silently brushes away what with his hand?

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