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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 made people think Lydia was taken by Indians in 'The Lost Children'?
(a) Her mother had a dream.
(b) She dropped trinkets on a road to a reservation.
(c) Horseprints were found by her bonnet.
(d) There was a message left.

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

3. What is the beast in 'Tasting the Wild Grapes'?
(a) A skunk.
(b) A fox.
(c) A heron.
(d) A rabbit.

4. What was Lydia's last name in 'The Lost Children'?
(a) Osborn.
(b) Ossin.
(c) Oslynn.
(d) Osmond.

5. How did Isaac feel when he returned to the world in 'The Lost Children'?
(a) Relieved.
(b) Alone.
(c) Lost.
(d) Happy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What pulls the mushrooms in 'Mushrooms' from the ground?

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

3. What color is the beast in 'Tasting the Wild Grapes'?

4. What does the narrator say she is close to in 'Cold Poem'?

5. What does the narrator say moles accomplish during their lives in 'Moles'?

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