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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Lines 58-102.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To which of the following does "his fleshly cloak" (l. 94) refer?
(a) Parchment.
(b) Body.
(c) Bearskin rug.
(d) Skirt steak.

2. The narrator notes suffering in which of the following (ll. 27-30)?
(a) Ceasing.
(b) Sunbathing.
(c) Seafaring.
(d) Shackling.

3. Which of the following does he have "who hastens to sea" (l. 47)?
(a) Surfing.
(b) Growing.
(c) Longing.
(d) Hurting.

4. The phrase “frost bound the ground, hail fell on the earth” (l. 32) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Rhyme.
(b) Hyperbole.
(c) Pun.
(d) Euphemism.

5. The narrator claims to be doubted by which of the following (ll. 27-30)?
(a) He who has tasted life’s joy in towns.
(b) He who furnished commencement gowns.
(c) His own heart and mind.
(d) She who knows the old wisdom.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator describes which of the following as his thinking part (l. 34)?

2. Whom does the narrator claim is beaten by bold deeds (l. 76)?

3. In line 28, “suffered few sad journeys, scarcely believes,” relative stress / emphasis falls on the first or only syllable of which of the following?

4. The narrator describes the "salt streams" as which of the following (l. 35)?

5. To what is the narrator's heart incited irresistibly (l. 63)?

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