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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What month does the narrator of 'A Poem for the Blue Heron' see the blue heron?
(a) September.
(b) October.
(c) November.
(d) August.

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

3. What does the narrator in 'August' compare what she is eating to?
(a) Life.
(b) Love.
(c) Nectar.
(d) Honey.

4. What is the only part of the narrator's body she is concerned with in 'August'?
(a) Her fingers.
(b) Her lips.
(c) Her stomach.
(d) Her tongue.

5. What season can John Chapman still be sensed in 'John Chapman'?
(a) Winter.
(b) Summer.
(c) Spring.
(d) Fall.

6. How many crows hunt together in 'Crows and Owls'?
(a) 6.
(b) 9.
(c) 7.
(d) 8.

7. Who does the narrator feel most sorry for in 'The Lost Children'?
(a) The siblings.
(b) The abductors.
(c) The parents.
(d) The children.

8. In 'John Chapman', what state does John Chapman live in?
(a) Indiana.
(b) Iowa.
(c) Ohio.
(d) Oregon.

9. What does John Chapman also use his hat for in 'John Chapman'?
(a) A weapon.
(b) Shelter.
(c) Warmth.
(d) Cooking.

10. What does the narrator see sizzling under the door in 'Web'?
(a) Lightning.
(b) Electric lights.
(c) Ambulance lights.
(d) Mirrors.

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

12. What do the moles find delicious in 'Moles'?
(a) Darkness.
(b) Work.
(c) Sand.
(d) Dirt.

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

14. What does the narrator compare sin to in 'An Old Whorehouse'?
(a) Memories.
(b) Stagnant water.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Tar.

15. What is the blue heron looking for in 'A Poem for the Blue Heron'?
(a) A home.
(b) A companion.
(c) Water.
(d) Food.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did Isaac feel when he returned to the world in 'The Lost Children'?

3. What does the narrator eat in 'August'?

4. What does the narrator of 'Cold Poem' say men become when it grows colder?

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

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