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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator notes that which of the following darkened (l. 31)?
(a) The new moon.
(b) The swift winds.
(c) The day-walker.
(d) The night-shadow.

2. Line 83, “nor gold-gives as there once were,” offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Künstlerroman.
(b) Curling.
(c) Cunning.
(d) Kenning.

3. Of which of the following is narrator deprived when he “wretched with care, dwelt all winter / on the ice-cold sea in the paths of exile" (ll. 13-16)?
(a) Dear kinsmen.
(b) Dead kinsmen.
(c) Dear kissing.
(d) Deer hunting.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In l. 80, “delight among heaven’s host. The days are lost,” there is an example of which of the following?

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

3. To which of the following does "the greybeard" refer (l. 92)?

4. The narrator comments about “the curlew’s cry for the laughter of men” (l. 21). The comment offers an example of which of the following?

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

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