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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whitman calls the ostent evanescent the substances of a/an _________ mood or savan's studies long.
(a) Artist's.
(b) Scientist's.
(c) Child's.
(d) Woman's.

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

3. Who does Whitman consider to be dear and dreadful to the earth, as he writes in one of his poems?
(a) Sages.
(b) Beginners.
(c) Women.
(d) Truth tellers.

4. What will Whitman plant as thick as trees along all the rivers of America and along the shores of all the great lakes?
(a) Honor.
(b) Companionship.
(c) Patriotism.
(d) Shrubs.

5. What was Whitman's voice like when he sang late in the night, according to his writing?
(a) Low.
(b) Joyful.
(c) Sad.
(d) Whispered.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whitman finds he is larger and better than he thought. He did not know he held so much ___________.

2. What do the lovers who exit the room after the night leave over baskets, swelling the house with their plenty?

3. Where does Whitman say there are beautiful hills which should be recognized as such?

4. At what time of the day is the soul allowed to be most free, according to Whitman in his own findings?

5. Who does Whitman see eating the bread of his last supper in the midst of youths and old persons?

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