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

2. In the poem "Pour Away That Youth," what fear is expressed?
(a) Fear of ghosts.
(b) Fear of life.
(c) Fear of failure.
(d) Fear of death.

3. Who is the author of this book of poetry?
(a) Phillip Lawson.
(b) Philip Larkin.
(c) Larking Philips.
(d) Phillip Laykin.

4. How many parts compose "The North Ship"?
(a) One.
(b) Five.
(c) Nine.
(d) Two.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the poem "To Write One Song," where does the narrator go so that he can write a sad song?

2. In the poem "The Bottle Is Drunk," what is the narrator sick from?

3. In the poem "To the Sea," for what does the narrator search the sand?

4. In the poem "Livings," what kind of constellations are mentioned at the end of the poem?

5. Finish this line from "The Building": "Though crowds each evening try with wasteful, weak, propitiatory _________."

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