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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: "The Windhover," lines 1-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which word is enjambed at the end of line 1 and the beginning of line 2?
(a) Morning.
(b) Minion.
(c) Daylight.
(d) Kingdom.

2. What is a "chevalier" (line 11)?
(a) A bird.
(b) A horse.
(c) A falconer.
(d) A knight.

3. Where is the volta of "The Windhover"?
(a) Between lines 11 and 12.
(b) Between lines 8 and 9.
(c) Between lines 12 and 13.
(d) Between lines 4 and 5.

4. What is "sillion" (line 12)?
(a) The sparkling of a diamond.
(b) A type of soil.
(c) Sunshine.
(d) An uncountable amount.

5. What type of rhyme is seen in the poem's "B" lines"?
(a) Feminine.
(b) Eye.
(c) Masculine.
(d) Slant.

Short Answer Questions

1. Between which lines does the poem use "light rhyme"?

2. What techniques are evident in the phrase "Rebuffed the big wind" (line 7)?

3. To whom is the poem dedicated?

4. In lines 2-3, "in his riding/ Of the rolling level underneath him steady air," which word tells what the bird is "riding"?

5. What would it mean to have "Rebuffed the big wind" (line 7)?

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