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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. The first poem in Chapter 14 is called "A ____ For Your Head" in which Hafiz offers comfort to those exhausted by their trying to exist separate from God.
(a) Pillow.
(b) Blanket.
(c) Cushion.
(d) Lap.

2. "_______" is a poem which describes the source of real poetry, according to Hafiz's perspective on life and writing.
(a) Wow.
(b) No.
(c) Yes.
(d) Truth.

3. The poem "A ____ in Each Act and Creature" describes the life-giving and earth-beautifying of the sun as an expression of divine affection.
(a) Branch.
(b) Keystone.
(c) Chord.
(d) Root.

4. When God's lute begs for a _________ hands, that when this person is able to be useful to God, according to Hafiz.
(a) Saint's.
(b) Teacher's.
(c) Child's.
(d) Mother's.

5. The beauty of _________ makes believers expect to hear the voice of God in "Reaching Toward the Millet Fields."
(a) Wine.
(b) God.
(c) Creation.
(d) Sunshine.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is getting ready for a cosmic celebration in "Then Winks" by Hafiz?

2. Hafiz suggests that surrender is _____ in the poem "The Clay Bowl's Destiny" and is God's intent for life on earth.

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

4. Hafiz describes a change in a person that occurs when they are ready to surrender to God in the poem "My _____ So Soft".

5. "Love Lifts Me" is the response of the _________ who can defy gravity and gloom, according to Hafiz.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Hafiz encourage the reader to do once they bail out from churches, according to this translation of Hafiz?

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

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

6. Within "The Heart of Right, " Hafiz describes the rightness of mourning at what time?

7. Who does Hafiz seek to comfort in the poem, "You Were Brave in that Holy War,"according to this translation of Hafiz?

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

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

10. Who is Hafiz speaking to in the poem, "Becoming Human," according to this translation of Hafiz?

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