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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whence does the narrator's thought fly out (l. 58)?
(a) His belly.
(b) His head.
(c) His breast.
(d) His ears.

2. In the phrase “to try for myself” (l. 34), relative stress / emphasis falls on the first or only syllable of which of the following?
(a) For.
(b) To.
(c) Try.
(d) Myself.

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

4. Line 92, “the graybeard grieves; he knows his old friends,” offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Allegory.
(b) Synecdoche.
(c) Simile.
(d) Metonymy.

5. What does the narrator claim is a gift that does not help against fear?
(a) Grace.
(b) Boldness.
(c) Youth.
(d) Girth.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator describe a brother's soul (l. 100)?

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

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

4. Consider the narrator’s statement regarding “where life is found in the love of the Lord, / hope in heaven” (ll. 121-22). The statement offers an example of which of the following?

5. Which of the following does the narrator ask the audience to strive to do (l. 119)?

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