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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the poem "Ugly Sister," how many steps are there to her room?
(a) 30.
(b) 10.
(c) 3.
(d) 50.

2. In the poem "Climbing the Hill," what does the narrator find falling?
(a) Raindrop tears.
(b) Snow.
(c) Ancient sadness.
(d) Swans.

3. What line is repeated in "All Catches Alight"?
(a) Beat, beat, cried the drum.
(b) Drum on, patriot.
(c) A drum taps; a wintry drum.
(d) Drum to the beat of your soul.

4. In the section "80 Degrees North" from "The North Ship," how many claws does the woman has?
(a) Ten.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) Two.

5. In the poem "This Is the First Thing," what sound does the narrator say time is?
(a) An echo.
(b) A shout.
(c) A smack.
(d) A ping.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the poem "Kick Up the Fire," what causes instantaneous grief?

2. In "The Horns of the Morning," what does the poet say the mornings are bright with?

3. In the poem "I Dreamed of an Out-thrust Arm," what is the narrator empty of?

4. In "Within a Dream," what does the poet say is cold?

5. In the poem "Morning Has Spread Again," how many times has the narrator and his subject met?

(see the answer key)

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