Spirit Walking in the Tundra #2

The title of the poem makes an allusion to the Native American tradition of the spirit walk. Which of the following quotes from the poem tells you how the speaker would define the phrase "spirit walk?"

• "We do not need history in books to tell us who we are / Or where we come from"

• “The spirit of the tundra stands with us, and we collect sunlight together”

• “Up here, we are near the opening in the Earth’s head, the place where the spirit leaves and returns”

• “There is a shaking, and then you are in mystery.”

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A key idea explored in the poem is the impact of-

• Technology on nature

• Distance on one’s friendship

• Place on one’s identity

• Parents on their children

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The imagery in line 24 is used to suggest -

• The stillness of the tundra

• The energizing effects of the walk

• The speaker’s distaste for the landscape

• The speaker’s preference for being outdoors

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Read line 20 of the poem.

She is wearing designs like flowers, and a fur of ice.

The imagery in this line emphasizes —.

• the contrast between the beauty of spring and the dreariness of winter

• the connection between the woman and nature

• the contrast between the violence of nature and the innocence of the woman

• the similarity between natural and human-made materials

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Why does the speaker repeat Up here in the last two lines of the poem?

• to question the spiritual nature of the setting

• to show how the past influences the present

• to make a connection between sadness and happiness

• to emphasize the unique characteristics of the location

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