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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Humanity is a fish on a _________ when it is separated from God, according to the final poem of the section by Hafiz.
(a) Horse.
(b) Camel.
(c) Tuba.
(d) Flute.

2. Hafiz is a __________ ready to be eaten in the poem, "Throw Me on a Scale" in this collection of poetry.
(a) Fish.
(b) Cow.
(c) Lobster.
(d) Chicken.

3. When Hafiz is so cleansed and finished by love, he becomes ___________ personified, ready to be consumed.
(a) Truth.
(b) Honor.
(c) Understanding.
(d) Knowledge.

4. Hafiz explains that his purpose in writing is to put words to the longing of human hearts in the poem "I Hope You Won't _____ This Old Man".
(a) Hit.
(b) Laugh at.
(c) Kill.
(d) Sue.

5. "Between Our Poles" is a poem which compares humanity's ability to display the characteristics of God to the _____________.
(a) Banks of a river.
(b) Bible.
(c) Clouds.
(d) Art pieces in a museum.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hafiz refers to the things he will leave behind that he strove to be a steward for in the poem "Who Will Feed my _____".

2. Hafiz encourages people to bail from churches and cling to the lifeboats of poetry in the poem "The Great _____".

3. Hafiz uses the imagery of drinking God's greatness and the discontentment that come from comparison breaking the wine glass in the poem "Why Aren't We All Screaming _____".

4. In the poem "I _____ for you God" Hafiz praises the qualities that relationship with God cultivates in people.

5. In Chapter 22 the first poem called "Stay With Us" the fellowship is defined by those who have shed _____.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the poem, "When You Can Endure" try to describe to the reader, according to this translation of Hafiz?

2. How is a poem described in "Sometimes I Say to a Poem" according to this translation of Hafiz?

3. What is so important for the reader to learn from the poem, "Stay Close to the Sounds"?

4. What are supposed to be left at the door in "The Hatcheck Girl," according to this translation of Hafiz?

5. What is the surrender to which Hafiz refers in "The Clay Bowl's Destiny"?

6. What happens to Hafiz in the poem, "Cupping My Hands Like a Mountain Valley"?

7. What does "What Should We Do About the Moon?" describe to the reader, from Hafiz's point of view?

8. Why is Hafiz grateful that his teacher's house only had one floor, according to this translation of Hafiz?

9. What does the title of "We Might Have to Medicate You" mean to the reader, according to this translation?

10. How is Hafiz described in "In Need of the Breath," according to this translation of Hafiz?

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