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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The narrator states “Now I will do nothing but” what, in the opening of Section 26?
(a) “Listen.”
(b) “Yell.”
(c) “Stare.”
(d) “Wonder.”

3. What creature “suns his flabby length on a rock” in Section 33?
(a) The bear.
(b) The alligator.
(c) The seal.
(d) The rattlesnake.

4. What instrument is described as “the young man’s heart’s complaint” in Section 26?
(a) The bass.
(b) The clarinet.
(c) The violoncello.
(d) The flute.

5. The narrator contends that he is the teacher of what, in the opening of Section 47?
(a) Athletes.
(b) Scientists.
(c) Historians.
(d) Teachers.

6. The narrator claims in Section 26 that the “orchestra whirls me wider than” what?
(a) “Canyons gape.”
(b) “Deserts spread.”
(c) “Mountains rise.”
(d) “Uranus flies.”

7. In the final lines of Section 25, the poet claims, “Writing and talk do not prove me, I carry the plenum of proof and every thing else in my” what?
(a) “Spirit.”
(b) “Face.”
(c) “Mind.”
(d) “Body.”

8. The narrator offers “biscuits to eat” and what to drink to the “dear son” in Section 46?
(a) Beer.
(b) Water.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) Milk.

9. What sound is described as emanating from flames in Section 26?
(a) “Crackling.”
(b) “Gossip.”
(c) “Whistling.”
(d) “Whooshing.”

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

11. What are described as “making a rush for my veins” in Section 28?
(a) “Flames and ether.”
(b) “Chariots of fire.”
(c) “Winds of worry.”
(d) “Curtains of gold.”

12. The poet describes coming again upon the earth after how many years in Section 43?
(a) 2,500.
(b) 15,000.
(c) 500.
(d) 5,000.

13. What animal “walks to and fro on a limb overhead” in Section 33?
(a) The lemur.
(b) The bird.
(c) The squirrel.
(d) The panther.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The poet states in Section 27, “I merely stir, press, feel with my fingers, and am” what?

2. What word does Whitman use in Section 43 to refer to a Mesoamerican pyramid surmounted by a temple?

3. Herds of what animals “make a crawling spread of the square miles far and near” in Section 33?

4. The narrator describes the judge in Section 26 as “with hands tight to the desk, his pallid lips pronouncing” what?

5. The narrator states in Section 46, “My signs are a rain-proof coat, good shoes, and” what?

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