Think you’ve got your head wrapped around When We Two Parted? Put your knowledge to
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Q. What was the state of the speaker's and his friend's hearts when they parted?
They were half-broken
They were full of joy
They were completely broken
They were beating very hard
Q. What word often accompanies "silence" in this poem?
Blood
Fears
Sound
Tears
Q. In the third stanza, what does the speaker say he will do for a long time?
Sleep with a picture of his friend beneath his pillow
Lust after a different woman
Rue the woman from whom he is separated
Write lover letters
Q. What does the speaker say about the woman's heart?
It is beating irregularly
It is tachycardic
It is bleeding
It has forgotten something
Q. What has the woman broken?
An expensive vase
Vows
The speaker's iPod
A giant brick