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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator of 'Blossom' say death is a state of?

2. What kind of mythical creature does the narrator compare herself to in 'Music'?

3. What becomes nameless in the 'Blackwater Woods'?

4. What storms in 'May'?

5. Where does the narrator of 'White Night' want to lose herself?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the narrator of 'Crossing the Swamp' feel when she gets covered in the mud from the swamp?

2. What three things does the narrator of 'In Blackwater Woods' say all men must do?

3. What does the narrator of 'The Roses' say there is no end to?

4. What is the first big question asked of the reader in 'Tecumseh'?

5. What is the prayer whispered in 'The Garden', and who is it meant for?

6. What is the narrator's head full of in 'Blackberries'?

7. What does the narrator do in the second part of 'The Garden'?

8. In 'Crossing the Swamp', what does the narrator say she hopes to make of her life?

9. What happens in the sixth part of 'Little Sister Pond'?

10. What does the narrator of 'The Roses' compare the blooming of the roses to?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What did Oliver state about happiness in 'The Plum Trees', and how were these ideas substantiated?

Essay Topic 2

Who was John Chapman, and how did he change the history and landscape of America?

Essay Topic 3

What are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how do these instances affect the tone of the poems that had this as a central theme?

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