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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator states in Section 46, “My signs are a rain-proof coat, good shoes, and” what?
(a) “A stiff cut from the woods.”
(b) “A hat of straw.”
(c) “Lambskin gloves.”
(d) “A belt made of leather.”

2. What archaic word in Section 31 refers to an ant?
(a) Amoeba.
(b) Scquttle.
(c) Concubine.
(d) Pismire.

3. The poet describes outbidding what “old cautious” characters in Section 41?
(a) Visionaries.
(b) Scuttlers.
(c) Hucksters.
(d) Sailors.

4. The narrator says in Section 25, “My voice goes after what my” what “cannot reach”?
(a) “Fingertips.”
(b) “Lips.”
(c) “Nose.”
(d) “Eyes.”

5. Which of the five senses does the narrator address in Section 29?
(a) “Taste.”
(b) “Sound.”
(c) “Smell.”
(d) “Touch.”

6. What are “projected masculine, full-sized and golden” in Section 29?
(a) “Planets.”
(b) “Sunsets.”
(c) “Sunrises.”
(d) “Landscapes.”

7. Who does the author say “embody themselves in me and I am embodied in them” at the end of Section 37?
(a) “Givers.”
(b) “Takers.”
(c) “Askers.”
(d) “Saints.”

8. The narrator asserts in Section 31 that “the narrowest hinge in my hand puts to scorn all” what?
(a) “Civilization.”
(b) “Science.”
(c) “Machinery.”
(d) “Insects.”

9. The narrator says in Section 34 that he will now tell what he knew in what location in early youth?
(a) Nevada.
(b) Colorado.
(c) Texas.
(d) Montana.

10. The narrator tells “the tale of the murder in cold blood of” how many young men in Section 34?
(a) 194.
(b) 277.
(c) 363.
(d) 412.

11. The poet writes in Section 48, “And I say to any man or woman, Let your soul stand cool and composed before” what?
(a) “The minister and judge.”
(b) “The fire of Satan.”
(c) “The face of God.”
(d) “A million universes.”

12. The poet asserts in Section 25, “Come now I will not be tantalized, you conceive too much of” what?
(a) “Willingness.”
(b) “Beauty.”
(c) “Godliness.”
(d) “Articulation.”

13. To whom does the narrator say the sentries have left him helpless in Section 28?
(a) “God.”
(b) “A cutthroat gambler.”
(c) “A red marauder.”
(d) “The devil.”

14. Who is described as the son of Kronos in Section 41?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Hercules.
(c) Midas.
(d) Odin.

15. According to the poet in Section 31, what “would adorn the parlors of heaven”?
(a) “Alpine strawberries.”
(b) “Orange tulips.”
(c) “The running blackberry.”
(d) “White roses.”

Short Answer Questions

1. The poet tells the dying in Section 40, “I dilate you with” what?

2. The poet begins Section 41 with the statement, “I am he bringing help for the sick as they pant on their backs, And for strong upright men I bring” what?

3. The narrator states “Now I will do nothing but” what, in the opening of Section 26?

4. What are described as “making a rush for my veins” in Section 28?

5. The narrator offers “biscuits to eat” and what to drink to the “dear son” in Section 46?

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