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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many humpbacks are near the boat in 'Humpbacks'?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

2. What kind of body does the narrator want in 'The Sea'?
(a) Flexible.
(b) Fluid.
(c) Flaming.
(d) Watering.

3. What does the narrator of 'Bluefish' compare the Bluefish to as they eat?
(a) A swarm.
(b) A cloud.
(c) A wave.
(d) Fire.

4. How does the narrator describe the movement of the creature described in the second part of 'Little Sister Pond'?
(a) Quick gallops.
(b) Small breaths.
(c) Smooth dancing.
(d) Gentle zigs.

5. What was the narrator of 'Bluefish' doing when she saw the Bluefish?
(a) Singing.
(b) Drifting.
(c) Writing.
(d) Dreaming.

6. What does the listener drown in in 'Music'?
(a) The mystery.
(b) The river.
(c) The pleasure.
(d) The music.

7. Where did the narrator of 'Music' later hear the music again?
(a) At her workplace.
(b) In her dreams.
(c) In her memories.
(d) Behind closed doors.

8. What does the narrator want to do at the end of 'The Meeting'?
(a) Live her life over again.
(b) Undo mistakes.
(c) See her child once more.
(d) Prolong her life.

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

10. How many snakes are seen by the narrator in 'The Snakes'?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

11. What does the narrator of 'Humpbacks' compare the jumps of a humpback to?
(a) Poems.
(b) Novels.
(c) Myths.
(d) Songs.

12. Where does the narrator of 'White Night' want to lose herself?
(a) The currents.
(b) The clouds.
(c) Her dreams.
(d) Her wishes.

13. What does the narrator drop into the grass in 'The Meeting'?
(a) A weapon.
(b) A dress.
(c) A package.
(d) A book.

14. What does the narrator of 'Blackwater Woods' say a man must love?
(a) Others.
(b) God.
(c) Mortality.
(d) Himself.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator of 'The Honey Tree' love as she climbs the honey tree?

2. What can the miracle that provides life provide in darkness?

3. How does the sea move, as described in the poem 'The Sea'?

4. What provides spiritual honey to the narrator of 'May'?

5. How does the narrator describe a muskrat in 'White Night'?

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