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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Dublinesque," what name is heard in the street?
(a) Sally.
(b) Katy.
(c) Mary.
(d) Huey.

2. In the poem "The Importance of Elsewhere," where is the poet?
(a) Ireland.
(b) France.
(c) America.
(d) England.

3. In "Homage to a Government," why are the soldiers coming home?
(a) They are defeated.
(b) The draft was revoked.
(c) The war is over.
(d) They lack money.

4. In "Dublinesque," what is passing through the streets?
(a) A trolley.
(b) A bus.
(c) A funeral.
(d) A parade.

5. In the poem "Sympathy in White Major," how many ice cubes does the narrator put in his glass?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) Five.

6. In "How Distant," what departure does the poem mention?
(a) The departure of reality.
(b) The departure of young men.
(c) The departure of life.
(d) The departure of family.

7. In the poem "Toads Revisited," where is the narrator?
(a) By the lake.
(b) In the park.
(c) In his home.
(d) At work.

8. In what year was the collection "The Whitsun Weddings" published?
(a) 1944.
(b) 1964.
(c) 1974.
(d) 1954.

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

10. In the poem "Livings," how many days does the narrator spend in the hotel?
(a) Two.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) Seven.

11. In the poem "Reference Back," what is the narrator doing?
(a) Playing records.
(b) Thinking about high school.
(c) Reading at the library.
(d) Visiting his hometown.

12. In the poem "Here," where is the narrator swerving in the first stanza?
(a) East.
(b) North.
(c) West.
(d) South.

13. In "The Trees," what does the narrator say the greenness of the leaves is?
(a) A sigh of relief.
(b) A type of leaf.
(c) A kind of sheath.
(d) A kind of grief.

14. In the poem "Annus Mirabilis," when did sexual intercourse begin?
(a) 1970.
(b) 1963.
(c) 1920.
(d) 1940.

15. In the poem "Livings," what kind of constellations are mentioned at the end of the poem?
(a) Flowering.
(b) Chaldean.
(c) Grecian.
(d) Roman.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the poem "The Whitsun Weddings," what time of the afternoon is the poem set?

2. In the poem "Love Songs in Age," what is the widow playing?

3. In the poem "For Sidney Bechet," the narrator says a note is reflected like which city on the water?

4. What is the name of the cafe in "Going, Going"?

5. What is the subject of the poem "Sunny Prestatyn"?

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