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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, The Runaway and Other Animals.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who owns the house where the man asks a question in "Love and a Question"?
(a) An older couple.
(b) A newly widowed woman.
(c) A newly married couple.
(d) A couple with their first child.

2. According to the poem "The Onset," which season mesmerizes?
(a) Summer.
(b) Winter.
(c) Fall.
(d) Spring.

3. In "The West-Running Brook" what represents the idea of paying tribute to your beginnings?
(a) A leaf.
(b) A stream.
(c) A rock.
(d) A wave.

4. According to "Sand Dunes," what will an ocean do if she cannot drown a man?
(a) Make him a sand dune.
(b) Sting him with sandstorms.
(c) Bury him in sand.
(d) Have him walk over sand dunes to see her.

5. According to the message of "The Oven Bird," for what kind of things does the bird offer advice?
(a) Fresh.
(b) Stale.
(c) Old.
(d) Diminished.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of tree does a man cut down for his family's Christmas in "To A Young Wretch"?

2. How many stanzas are "In a Disused Graveyard"?

3. What is "The Telephone" about?

4. In "The Gum-Gatherer" where does the narrator meet a man?

5. What is the king of rides in "The Figure in the Doorway"?

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