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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In lines 2-3, "in his riding/ Of the rolling level underneath him steady air," which word tells what the bird is "riding"?
(a) "Him."
(b) "Level."
(c) "Air."
(d) "Rolling."

2. In lines 10 and 11, the speaker says that the fire "that breaks from thee" is a billion times "lovelier" and more what?
(a) Dangerous.
(b) Rapturous.
(c) Hypnotic.
(d) Sanctified.

3. What device is evident in line 10's "the fire that breaks from thee then"?
(a) Hyperbole.
(b) Apostrophe.
(c) Personification.
(d) Verbal irony.

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

5. Between which lines does the poem use "light rhyme"?
(a) B and C.
(b) A and B.
(c) A and C.
(d) B and D.

6. In lines 5 and 6, what is the bird's motion compared to?
(a) An arrow.
(b) A swing.
(c) An ice skater.
(d) A ball being thrown.

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

8. Which techniques are evident in the phrase "dapple-dawn-drawn" (line 2)?
(a) Alliteration and internal rhyme.
(b) Onomatopoeia and metaphor.
(c) Internal rhyme and onomatopoeia.
(d) Metaphor and alliteration.

9. To whom is the poem dedicated?
(a) The poet's spouse.
(b) Christ.
(c) Matthew Arnold.
(d) A Victorian minister.

10. What techniques are evident in the phrase "Rebuffed the big wind" (line 7)?
(a) Euphony and personification.
(b) Consonance and assonance.
(c) Assonance and euphony.
(d) Personification and consonance.

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

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

13. Who is being referred to in line 10's "thee"?
(a) The windhover.
(b) The speaker.
(c) Christ.
(d) The air.

14. Who is the author of "The Windhover"?
(a) Alfred, Lord Tennyson.
(b) Gerard Manley Hopkins.
(c) Christina Rossetti.
(d) Elizabeth Barrett Browning.

15. What does line 10 say "Brute beauty and valour and act, oh, air, pride, plume" do "here" (line 9)?
(a) Buckle.
(b) Stir.
(c) Break.
(d) Soar.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the common name of the titular bird?

2. What does "shéer plód" mean (line 12)?

3. What technique is employed in the line 9 phrase "oh, air, pride, plume, here"?

4. What does the word "wimpling" literally mean in the context of line 4?

5. In line 5, what does the speaker claim the bird is feeling?

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