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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 26-36.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From the sea of ________, Whitman says that he will collect and bring a windrow drift of weeds and shells.
(a) Truth.
(b) Belief.
(c) Time.
(d) Patriotism.

2. Who asks Whitman to sing a song that no poet has yet to have chanted?
(a) Muse.
(b) God.
(c) A flower.
(d) The grass.

3. What does Whitman say that he will expose when he runs his furrow with his plough and press his spade through the sod?
(a) Foul meat.
(b) Vegetables.
(c) Roots.
(d) Dirt.

4. Where does Whitman decide to merge with the crowd when they descend to the pavements?
(a) Ice rink.
(b) Beach.
(c) Broadway.
(d) Boardwalk.

5. What causes Whitman to wander noiselessly and to bend over other sleepers, wandering and confused?
(a) Stealth.
(b) Nightly visions.
(c) Sickness.
(d) Insomnia.

Short Answer Questions

1. The combination of justice and God, according to Whitman, can be blended together to make an immortal ___________.

2. What is the one thing that Whitman says the President has not learned of during his life so far?

3. What color is the halo in the sky, drooping upon the sea in the description of the water?

4. What do mediums convey when they arrive and they are successful in the United States, according to Whitman?

5. What are the felons wearing when they come into the courtroom as Whitman watches them out of curiosity?

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