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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the narrator of the poem "Wedding-Wind"?
(a) A newly married man.
(b) A newly married woman.
(c) Larkin himself.
(d) A stable boy.

2. What is the subject of the poem "Going"?
(a) Brightness/morning.
(b) Grey skies/cloudy.
(c) Darkness/night.
(d) Eclipses.

3. In the poem "Wedding-Wind," what animal is restless?
(a) Sheep.
(b) Cattle.
(c) Horses.
(d) Chickens.

4. What is the subject of the poem "I Remember, I Remember"?
(a) Returning to a childhood home.
(b) Thinking about a lost love.
(c) Remembering a past event.
(d) Regaining one's memory after an accident.

5. In the poem "So Through That Unripe Day," what do the days lose?
(a) Hope.
(b) Confidence.
(c) Time.
(d) Light.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the poem "Pour Away That Youth," what fear is expressed?

2. In the poem "This Is the First Thing," what sound does the narrator say time is?

3. In the poem "Latest Face," who is the latest face?

4. What emotion does the narrator of the poem "Wedding-Wind" feel?

5. In "Dawn," what does the poet say is strange?

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