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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In the poem "Nursery Tale," what does the narrator say he remembers?
(a) A maiden.
(b) A horseman.
(c) A garden.
(d) A soldier.

3. What object is the subject of the poem "Whatever Happened"?
(a) An old coat.
(b) A theater ticket.
(c) A compass.
(d) A photograph.

4. In the poem "High Windows," what does the narrator say about the sky?
(a) It is overcast.
(b) It is terrific.
(c) It is endless.
(d) It is overwhelming.

5. In "Dawn," what does the poet say is strange?
(a) That the heart is loveless.
(b) That each morning is new.
(c) That the dawn should break.
(d) That the cock crows at dawn.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the poem "Ugly Sister," how many steps are there to her room?

2. In what year was the collection "The Whitsun Weddings" published?

3. How many parts compose the poem "Livings"?

4. In the poem "Maiden Name," what did marriage do to the woman?

5. What pleases the narrator in the poem "Church Going"?

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