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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Marine Night | Wine | Ode to a Fallen Chestnut | Ode to the Book.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Marine Night," what does the poet want to burn with?
(a) Bonfires.
(b) Pain.
(c) Candles.
(d) Ships.

2. In the beginning of "Wine," what does the speaker want to do?
(a) Pray.
(b) Sleep.
(c) Party.
(d) Sing.

3. After recounting a sexual experience in "Furies and Sufferings," what does the poet do?
(a) Curse.
(b) Start a new story.
(c) End the poem.
(d) Ask questions.

4. What does the poet say the chestnut looks like in "Ode to a Fallen Chestnut"?
(a) A violin.
(b) A seashell.
(c) A gemstone.
(d) A newborn baby.

5. In stanza 4 of "Battle of the Jarama River," what is said about the river?
(a) It knows the truth.
(b) It cannot be conquered.
(c) It will never flow again.
(d) It is stained forever.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the poet see in the ocean in "Oceanic South"?

2. What question does the poet ask in "Absence of Joaquin"?

3. In "Death Alone," what does the poet first describe?

4. What makes the school of fish unique in "The Fish and the Drowned Man"?

5. In "Battle of the Jarama River," who are the river's people?

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