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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Cold Poem, A Poem for the Blue Heron, Flying, Postcard from Flamingo and Vultures.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Isaac's last name in 'The Lost Children'?
(a) Zane.
(b) Rane.
(c) Dane.
(d) Fane.

2. According to 'John Chapman', what decision must people make when they are in pain?
(a) To die or continue.
(b) To heal or fester.
(c) To prosper or fail.
(d) To feel or ignore.

3. How does the narrator describe the stranger in 'Flying'?
(a) Strange.
(b) Beautiful.
(c) Suspicious.
(d) Familiar.

4. What kind of home does the blue heron leave to find in 'A Poem For the Blue Heron'?
(a) A nest.
(b) A shallow ditch.
(c) A tree.
(d) A cave.

5. What beats the roof in 'Lightning'?
(a) Hail.
(b) Rain.
(c) Tree branches.
(d) Rocks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes John Chapman a legend in 'John Chapman'?

2. How old was Isaac when he went missing in 'The Lost Children'?

3. What does the narrator say happens to the woods in the winter in 'A Poem for the Blue Heron'?

4. Why did the narrator in 'The Lost Children' say Tarhe refused to return Isaac?

5. Which of these is used to describe the moles in 'Moles'?

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