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QuizMultiple Choice

Pronoun Agreement and Reference — Unit test

Question 18 • GA-Literature and Composition III A

Read these lines from "O Captain! My Captain!".O the bleeding drops of red,Where on the deck my Captain lies,Fallen cold and dead.

Answer
A
Whitman compares Lincoln’s death to what the death for all the soldiers was like.
B
Whitman compares Lincoln’s death to the loss of one of the army generals.
C
Whitman compares Lincoln’s death to the loss of losing a family member in the war.
D
Whitman compares Lincoln’s tragic death to a captain lying dead on the deck of his ship.

Explanation

The lines describe a captain lying cold and dead on the deck of a ship. Whitman uses the captain’s death as an image for Lincoln’s tragic death, so the best choice is “Whitman compares Lincoln’s tragic death to a captain lying dead on the deck of his ship.”

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