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Multiple Choice Quiz
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1

The American writer who was the first to praise Leaves of Grass was
A)Henry David Thoreau
B)Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
C)Louisa May Alcott
D)Ralph Waldo Emerson
2

The word "Calamus," a kind of water reed referenced in the title Calamus Poems, is a symbol for Whitman of
A)water nymphs
B)male companions
C)the spirit of American democracy
D)the impending American Civil War
3

Whitman's poem, "The Wound Dresser," is based upon his experience as a nurse during the Civil War in
A)Atlanta
B)New York
C)Louisville
D)Washington, D. C.
4

In the opening stanza of "Song of Myself," Whitman begins his spiritual awakening at the age of
A)37
B)15
C)24
D)61
5

Whitman's last home was the only house he ever owned in
A)Richmond, Virginia
B)Albany, New York
C)Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
D)Camden, New Jersey





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