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1. What is one song everyone would like to learn?
A) The one that is irresistible
B) The one that is profitable
C) The one that captures love
D) The one that offers protection
2. What warning sign do men ignore when they leap overboard?
A) Dirty feathers
B) Fearful squadrons
C) Beached skulls
D) Lost ships
3. Who is the speaker of the poem?
A) Atwood
B) One of three Sirens
C) One sailor from a squadron
D) Odysseus
4. What explains why the sailors are tempted by the song?
A) Boredom
B) Sorrow
C) Madness
D) Flattery
5. What is the reader’s role in the poem?
A) To warn the sailors against leaping
B) To also be tricked by the Siren
C) To free the Sirens from their bird suits
D) To help the Siren when she calls
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