View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many things does the narrator of 'Blackwater Woods' say a man must do in the world?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

2. In 'Fish', what does the fish refuse to do?
(a) Release the hook.
(b) Leave its cave.
(c) Bite the hook.
(d) Die quietly.

3. What does the narrator not want to do in 'White Night'?
(a) Startle the night.
(b) Argue.
(c) Wake up.
(d) Age.

4. What begins the day in 'Morning at Great Pond'?
(a) Memories of dreams.
(b) Screeches of birds.
(c) Forks of light.
(d) The squeak of a door.

5. What is the narrator doing in 'White Night'?
(a) Writing.
(b) Eating.
(c) Floating.
(d) Sleeping.

6. What kind of animal is featured in 'Happiness'?
(a) A fox.
(b) A squirrel.
(c) A bear.
(d) An owl.

7. What does the narrator of 'White Night' compare the coming morning to?
(a) A hurricane.
(b) A glass shattering.
(c) A chaotic ending.
(d) An open shutter.

8. What does the narrator of 'White Night' compare the muskrat's house to?
(a) A castle.
(b) A cave.
(c) A tent.
(d) An apartment.

9. What does the narrator of 'Blossom' say people long for before their death?
(a) Meaning.
(b) Comfort.
(c) Understanding.
(d) Joy.

10. What floats away on the ponds in the 'Blackwater Woods'?
(a) Cattails.
(b) Ducks.
(c) Leaves.
(d) All of these.

11. What does the narrator feel inside her at the end of 'Fish'?
(a) The fish.
(b) The sea.
(c) Guilt.
(d) Blood.

12. What is the country made of in 'Humpbacks'?
(a) Water.
(b) Fire.
(c) Air.
(d) Earth.

13. What does the narrator describe at the beginning of 'Little Sister Pond'?
(a) The touches.
(b) The sights.
(c) The smells.
(d) The sounds.

14. Why does the narrator say humpbacks sing?
(a) All of these.
(b) For reasons man cannot understand.
(c) To show their inner-beauty.
(d) To communicate their desires.

15. What can be seen by an animal in 'Spring'?
(a) Heat.
(b) Movements.
(c) Smells.
(d) Sounds.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator of 'Blackwater Woods' say a man must love?

2. What touches the head of the muskrat in 'White Night'?

3. What storms in 'May'?

4. What does the narrator of 'Bluefish' compare the Bluefish to?

5. What kind of life would the narrator of 'The Meeting' like to live?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 349 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample