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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Lines 103-124.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In l. 80, “delight among heaven’s host. The days are lost,” how many times is the alliteration iterated?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

2. To what does the phrase “summer’s guardian" refer (l. 54)?
(a) Egret.
(b) Eagle.
(c) Cuckoo.
(d) Crow.

3. Which of the following came from the north (l. 31)?
(a) Rain.
(b) Snow.
(c) Wind.
(d) Attack.

4. 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) She who knows the old wisdom.
(d) His own heart and mind.

5. Which of the following does the narrator ask the audience to strive to do (l. 119)?
(a) Reach a blessed place.
(b) Claim a blessed land.
(c) Earn a blessed fortune.
(d) Greet a blessed family.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does the narrator exclude from the mind of one who seeks to sail (ll. 44-47)?

2. Line 92, “the graybeard grieves; he knows his old friends,” offers an example of which of the following?

3. Line 83, “nor gold-gives as there once were,” offers an example of which of the following?

4. To which of the following does "his fleshly cloak" (l. 94) refer?

5. Where do they walk whom the narrator says endure things unknown by those blessed with ease (ll. 55-57)?

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