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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Bluefish, The Honey Tree, In Blackwater Woods, The Plum Trees and The Gardens.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 'The Sea', what spills from the narrator's bones when she is by the sea?
(a) Ideas.
(b) Poetry.
(c) Gratitude.
(d) Nostalgia.

2. In 'Fish', where is the fish when he dies?
(a) A mud flat.
(b) The river.
(c) A pail.
(d) A boat.

3. How did the narrator of 'The Kitten' feel when she buried the kitten?
(a) Sad.
(b) Lonely.
(c) Confused.
(d) Peaceful.

4. In 'Blackwater Woods', what is on the other side of the black river of loss?
(a) Humility.
(b) Joy.
(c) Experience.
(d) Salvation.

5. What kind of nuggets are found in 'Spring'?
(a) Passage.
(b) Joy.
(c) Growth.
(d) Pleasure.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did someone tell the narrator in the second part of 'A Poem for the Blue Heron'?

3. What does the narrator dream about in 'Cold Poem'?

4. Where could the narrator in 'The Kitten' have taken the kitten?

5. What do the moles find delicious in 'Moles'?

(see the answer key)

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