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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Poems from Pictures of the Gone World (1955).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "I Am Waiting" the poet writes he is waiting to write the great ____ poem.
(a) Beautiful.
(b) Rhythmic.
(c) Honest.
(d) Indelible.

2. What did the poet get caught stealing in the Five and Dime store in "Autobiography"?
(a) Soda.
(b) Pencils.
(c) Toys.
(d) Candy.

3. In "Poem 8" of "Pictures of the Gone World," the author writes that the face could just as easily be hurt by laughter or what?
(a) Serendipity.
(b) Light.
(c) Tears.
(d) Sincerity.

4. In "Poem 5" of "Pictures of the Gone World," the poet writes, "I heard the day falling / like the ____ that fell / almost to land."
(a) Leaves.
(b) Gulls.
(c) Raindrops.
(d) Eagles.

5. From where will the carpenter not come down in Poem 5?
(a) His throne.
(b) His cross.
(c) His mountain.
(d) His tree.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the woman let fall in "Poem 8" of "Pictures of the Gone World"?

2. What park is referred to in Poem 8?

3. Whose poetry does the author encounter in "Poem 4" of "Pictures of the Gone World"?

4. In "Poem 6" of "Pictures of the Gone World," the author writes that he always feels so "constipated / in those / high _____."

5. What kind of two-step does the poet write about in Poem 9?

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