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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Humpbacks, A Meeting, Little Sister Pond, The Roses and Blackberries.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do some people label the beast in 'Tasting the Wild Grapes' as?
(a) A nuisance.
(b) A vision.
(c) A sound.
(d) A thought.

2. What does the trapdoor do in 'Web'?
(a) Unnails itself.
(b) Sings and squeals.
(c) Bars her inside.
(d) Breaks away.

3. What does the dust try to hide in the whorehouse?
(a) The sin.
(b) The past.
(c) The allure.
(d) The glamour.

4. In 'Humpbacks', what does the narrator say holds the most allure for people?
(a) Their dreams.
(b) Nature.
(c) Their past.
(d) The ocean.

5. Why must bodies be held back in 'Humpbacks'?
(a) So they don't fly away.
(b) To keep them in line.
(c) So they have proper guides.
(d) To protect them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What springs up behind John Chapman as he wanders in 'John Chapman'?

2. What season can John Chapman still be sensed in 'John Chapman'?

3. What does the narrator want to do at the end of 'The Meeting'?

4. According to 'John Chapman', what decision must people make when they are in pain?

5. In 'Clapp's Pond', what does the narrator see drinking from the lake miles away?

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