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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What poem is this opening line from: "At last you yielded the album, which,/ Once open, sent me distracted"?
(a) "At Grass."
(b) "Whatever Happened?"
(c) "Lines on a Young Lady's Photograph Album."
(d) "Wants."

2. Finish this line from the poem "One Man Walking": "One man restlessly waiting ______."
(a) A lover.
(b) For shelter.
(c) A train.
(d) For love.

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

4. Finish the line from "Wants": "Beneath it all, desire of ______ runs."
(a) Love.
(b) Affection.
(c) Oblivion.
(d) Fame.

5. In the poem "Love, We Must Part Now," what does the narrator say is always in a parting relationship?
(a) Friendship.
(b) Love.
(c) Regret.
(d) Hate.

6. In the poem "Is It for Now or For Always," what does the narrator call his lover?
(a) Angel.
(b) Darling.
(c) Beloved.
(d) Beautiful.

7. What types of games are long gone in the poem "Cut Grass"?
(a) Cattle auctions.
(b) Cattle roping.
(c) Horseraces.
(d) Bird watching.

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

9. In the poem "Heaviest of Flowers," to what does the narrator compare memories?
(a) Apples.
(b) Geese.
(c) Paintings.
(d) Roses.

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

11. What question does the narrator ask in "This Was Your Place of Birth"?
(a) "Are you the bell ringing in the distance?"
(b) "Are you prepared for what the night will bring?"
(c) "Are you lonesome tonight?"
(d) "Are you fate, or fate's fading light?"

12. In "The Moon Is Full Tonight," what is gone from earth?
(a) Hope.
(b) Paradise.
(c) Light.
(d) Luxury.

13. In the poem "The Dancer," what elements does the dancer contemplate imitating?
(a) A butterfly.
(b) A rose.
(c) A cloud.
(d) A horse.

14. What would the narrator's darling discover in the poem "If, My Darling"?
(a) He is not rich.
(b) He actually loves her sister.
(c) He does not love her.
(d) He has been faking his personality around her.

15. What is the nationality of the girl on the train in "Like the Train's Beat"?
(a) Italian.
(b) Polish.
(c) French.
(d) Russian.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the poem "Myxomatosis," what object causes the subject pain?

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

4. In the poem "Waiting for Breakfast," what is the female character doing?

5. What season does the poem "Coming" discuss?

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