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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 9-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of boat is described “under her sky-sails” in Section 10?
(a) A Confederate frigate.
(b) A schooner.
(c) A destroyer.
(d) A Yankee clipper.

2. How is the girl described that accompanies the youngster “up the bushy hill” in Section 8?
(a) “Red-skinned.”
(b) “Red-faced.”
(c) “Red-eyed.”
(d) “Red-headed.”

3. The narrator claims to “lean and loafe at my ease observing” what, in Section 1?
(a) “The falling flakes of snow.”
(b) “A spear of summer grass.”
(c) “A falling autumn leaf.”
(d) “A blooming spring flower.”

4. The narrator describes “Houses and rooms” full of what in the beginning of Section 2?
(a) Rich wood.
(b) Ornate carvings.
(c) Paintings.
(d) Perfumes.

5. Whitman writes in Section 1 of the poem that every what “belonging to me as good belongs to you”?
(a) “Religion.”
(b) “Element.”
(c) “Bible.”
(d) “Atom.”

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator bring to the runaway slave when he encounters him in Section 10?

2. With whom does the narrator describe spending “that day round the chowder-kettle” in Section 10?

3. The narrator claims in Section 2 that the atmosphere “has no taste of” what?

4. In the conclusion of Section 6, the narrator states that “to die is different from what any one supposed, and” what?

5. Who is described “with grimed and hairy chests” environing the anvil in Section 12?

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