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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What animal is mentioned in the poem "Wires"?
(a) Horses.
(b) Chickens.
(c) Sheep.
(d) Cattle.

2. In the poem "The Bottle Is Drunk," what is the narrator sick from?
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) Heartache.
(c) Want of sleep.
(d) The cold.

3. In the poem "Spring," where is the narrator?
(a) In an airplane.
(b) Looking out of his apartment.
(c) In the park.
(d) In the woods.

4. Which of these phrases is italicized in the poem "Places, Loved Ones"?
(a) Your person, your place.
(b) Who has instant claim.
(c) This is my proper ground.
(d) None the less.

5. In the poem "Maiden Name," what did marriage do to the woman?
(a) Erased her old identity.
(b) Saved her from spinsterhood.
(c) Helped her become a new woman.
(d) Left her alone.

Short Answer Questions

1. What "irritant" is mentioned in the poem "Dry-Point"?

2. In the poem "Skin," what does the narrator call his skin?

3. What room is mentioned in the poem "Absences"?

4. Who is the author of this book of poetry?

5. What poem is this opening line from: "At last you yielded the album, which,/ Once open, sent me distracted"?

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