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THE GHOSTS.

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

Ten questions on craft, meaning, and form. Untimed. Answer every question to submit.

Q01of 10

What natural phenomenon does the opening simile compare to the arrival of disasters?

Q02of 10

Which character is described as having firelight that 'glistened like the sun in water'?

Q03of 10

What is the primary structural role of the opening vulture passage in the poem?

Q04of 10

What specific act of hospitality does Hiawatha perform when he first notices the two strangers?

Q05of 10

Why do the three inhabitants of the wigwam—Hiawatha, Nokomis, and Laughing Water—never rebuke the strangers for taking the choicest food?

Q06of 10

From which realm do the ghosts say they have come, and what is that realm also called?

Q07of 10

What specific practical instruction do the ghosts give regarding burial practices?

Q08of 10

What tone does Longfellow establish in the final section when the ghosts reveal their true purpose?

Q09of 10

The phrase 'First a shadow, then a sorrow' in the opening section is an example of which poetic technique?

Q10of 10

What detail signals to the reader—before the voice speaks—that the two women entering the wigwam may not be ordinary human visitors?

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