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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In the poem "Skin," what does the narrator call his skin?
(a) His window to the world.
(b) His daily dress.
(c) His life story.
(d) His largest organ.

3. How many ships does the narrator see in "The North Ship"?
(a) Six.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) Twelve.

4. In the poem "Wants," what does the narrator want more than anything?
(a) To be famous.
(b) To have a room of his own.
(c) To have more friends.
(d) To be alone.

5. In the poem "I Dreamed of an Out-thrust Arm," what is the narrator empty of?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Tears.
(c) Hope.
(d) Love.

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

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

8. In the poem "I See a Girl Dragged," what does the narrator see men doing?
(a) Singing.
(b) Carrying coal.
(c) Burying bodies.
(d) Shoveling snow.

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

10. What instrument is mentioned in the poem "Reasons for Attendance"?
(a) A guitar.
(b) A clarinet.
(c) A trumpet.
(d) A violin.

11. In the poem "Night-Music," what kind of trees are mentioned?
(a) Heavenly maples.
(b) Black poplars.
(c) Spring pines.
(d) Grand oaks.

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

13. In the poem "To Write One Song," where does the narrator go so that he can write a sad song?
(a) His house.
(b) The train station.
(c) The cemetery.
(d) The forest.

14. In the poem "Winter," which of these elements is NOT mentioned?
(a) Snow.
(b) Swans.
(c) Horses.
(d) Thistles.

15. What is the subject of the poem "Places, Loved Ones"?
(a) Going back to your family roots.
(b) Finding and marrying your true love.
(c) Fairytale princesses.
(d) Moving away from the grip of your family.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the poem "Is It for Now or For Always," what does the narrator call his lover?

2. What does the narrator address in the poem "If I Could Free You"?

3. To whom is the poem "Conscript" dedicated?

4. In the poem "Reasons for Attendance," where is the narrator?

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

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