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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Lines 39-57.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following does the narrator remark happened when he "wretched with care, dwelt all winter” (ll. 14-17)?
(a) The field filled with flowers.
(b) He took hot showers.
(c) Hail flew in showers.
(d) Hot chocolate was served.

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

3. The narrator remarks that “no sheltering family / could bring consolation to” which of the following (ll. 25-26)?
(a) My chemical romance.
(b) My brave voyager.
(c) My desolate soul.
(d) My exceptional skill.

4. In the phrase “he always has longing who hastens to sea” (l. 47), how many relatively stressed / emphasized syllables are present?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

5. Which of the following will "urge the eager-hearted / spirit to travel" (ll. 48-52)?
(a) Fields darken.
(b) Fields brighten.
(c) Cities darken.
(d) Forests brighten.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which collection does “The Seafarer” appear?

2. Per the Broadview editors (16-17), when is “The Seafarer” believed to have been written?

3. By which of the following were the narrator's "feet, bound by frost” (ll. 9-10)?

4. In line 55, “bitter in the breast-hoard. He does not know,” which of the following is present?

5. In line 17, “hung with icicles of frost while hail flew in showers,” how many relatively stressed / emphasized syllables are present?

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