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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As people walk down the street, their ________ convey more than their words ever could, according to Whitman.
(a) Arms.
(b) Feet.
(c) Faces.
(d) Hands.

2. Who is in the curious trio with Whitman? This trio includes his _________ and his body, and himself.
(a) Heart.
(b) Gut.
(c) Eyes.
(d) Soul.

3. What does Whitman say that Ireland once was before she leaned and became tattered on the ground?
(a) Story.
(b) Queen.
(c) Goddess.
(d) Ship.

4. What color is the halo in the sky, drooping upon the sea in the description of the water?
(a) Blue.
(b) Brown.
(c) Black.
(d) Green.

5. Where is the good place in Boston where Whitman wants to see the show from in the morning?
(a) At the church.
(b) At the corner.
(c) At the diner.
(d) At the docks.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Whitman say that is is close with, murmuring alike reproachfully rolling sands and drift?

2. What is the powerful machine which is moving through the snow with its vapor-pennants tinged with delicate purple?

3. What does Whitman say the man is now that he has tears in his face at the sight of the waters?

4. When the child went forth, what happened to him every day? He became the ____________ he looked at.

5. Where does Whitman stop in order to satisfy his curiosity about what is inside?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is an endless source of inspiration for poetry, according to the poems which the poet has created?

2. Why does the young man ring the ocean bell when he is steering the boat during the treacherous weather?

3. What is the lesson of the ebb of the ocean, according to the poem of Whitman?

4. How is the plowman used in reference and as a metaphor for death in Whitman's poem?

5. What does Whitman point out happens no matter how many advancements science has made?

6. Why is an old man in the poem "Prayers of Columbus" too full of woe, according to Whitman's poem?

7. What happens to the summer rains, according to Whitman's poem "Autumn Rivulets"?

8. How does Whitman describe Paumanok in the spring when he writes the poem "Sea-Drift"?

9. What does Whitman question about the world when he sees the felons being shackled and held in the court?

10. Whose philosophies does Whitman respect without any exceptions, according to the writing?

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