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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The narrator describes his thoughts as doing which of the following (ll. 33-34)?
(a) Forbid him.
(b) Dissuade him.
(c) Compel him.
(d) Suggest to him.

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

4. In line 35, “the high seas, the tossing salt streams,” how many times is the alliteration iterated?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

5. Which of the following does the narrator assert is true of “he whose lot is fairest on land” (ll. 12-13)?
(a) He just complains.
(b) He does not care.
(c) He does not know.
(d) He protects and attacks.

Short Answer Questions

1. In line 29, “proud and puffed up with wine, what I, weary,” offers an example of which of the following?

2. Which of the following will "urge the eager-hearted / spirit to travel" (ll. 48-52)?

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

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

5. To what does the phrase “summer’s guardian" refer (l. 54)?

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