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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. Who does Whitman describe as sitting in the middle of the prison and causing a scene?
(a) A child.
(b) A mystic.
(c) A priest.
(d) A woman singer.

2. Whitman was seized by a spirit, held by an _________self out of the pride which causes him to utter poems.
(a) Authentic.
(b) Aggressive.
(c) Amazing.
(d) Electric.

3. Whitman is clear that he is giving his spirit to ___________, though he does not mention him by name.
(a) Buddha.
(b) Jehovah.
(c) Satan.
(d) Christ.

4. _________ sprouts push through the snow, helping to reveal the coming of Spring and of the month of March.
(a) Wet.
(b) New.
(c) Small.
(d) Green.

5. Who are the tan faced children who follow well in order and get their weapons ready?
(a) The pioneers.
(b) Slaves.
(c) His children.
(d) The Indians.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whitman says that he is the sworn _______ of every dauntless rebel the world over, with songs of insurrection.

2. Even those, Whitman says, that know unrequited ________ can sleep, as do prisoners.

3. Who is the man that Whitman describes as being very cute, a man who is a made man from this day?

4. Which is the ancient country which Whitman seems to think is progressing into the future, much in the same way as America?

5. What causes Whitman to wander noiselessly and to bend over other sleepers, wandering and confused?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is it sad when one of the birds in a couple dies and the other one does not know it?

2. What does Whitman wish he had the chance to do for the United States as it makes its impact in the world?

3. Who are the phantoms to which Whitman refers in his poems about love being lost?

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

5. What does the poem "Passage to India" have to share about this country and about its progress in the world?

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

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

8. What does the song have to include in itself in order to be considered universal?

9. Why does Whitman pay homage to the young pioneers who forged ahead to find homes for themselves?

10. To whom does Whitman appear to give his spirit to, though this person is never mentioned by name in a poem?

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