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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: "The Windhover," lines 1-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is "sillion" (line 12)?
(a) The sparkling of a diamond.
(b) A type of soil.
(c) An uncountable amount.
(d) Sunshine.

2. Between which lines does the poem use "light rhyme"?
(a) B and C.
(b) A and B.
(c) A and C.
(d) B and D.

3. Which word is enjambed at the end of line 1 and the beginning of line 2?
(a) Morning.
(b) Minion.
(c) Daylight.
(d) Kingdom.

4. What type of rhyme is seen in the poem's "A" lines?
(a) Feminine.
(b) Masculine.
(c) Slant.
(d) Eye.

5. Who is the author of "The Windhover"?
(a) Elizabeth Barrett Browning.
(b) Gerard Manley Hopkins.
(c) Alfred, Lord Tennyson.
(d) Christina Rossetti.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the volta of "The Windhover"?

2. In line 5, what does the speaker claim the bird is feeling?

3. To whom is the poem dedicated?

4. What techniques are evident in the phrase "Rebuffed the big wind" (line 7)?

5. What is a "chevalier" (line 11)?

(see the answer key)

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