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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. What makes the school of fish unique in "The Fish and the Drowned Man"?
(a) It is made up of many types of fish.
(b) It include men.
(c) It is very small.
(d) It is very large.

2. In "Barcarole," what is the red arrow?
(a) A tongue.
(b) Love.
(c) A sword.
(d) Hateful talk.

3. In "Death Alone," what does the poet first describe?
(a) Cemetaries.
(b) Funerals.
(c) Hospitals.
(d) Birth.

4. In "Battle of the Jarama River," who are the river's people?
(a) The French.
(b) The Russians.
(c) The Spanish.
(d) The English.

5. In "Nocturnal Collection," what does the poet say he conquered?
(a) Fear.
(b) Love.
(c) Women.
(d) Dreams.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What emotion is detailed in the beginning of "Ars Poetica"?

3. What does the poet compare dreaming to in "Nocturnal Collection"?

4. In stanza 4 of "Battle of the Jarama River," what is said about the river?

5. What does the poet say is buried in the sand in "Rapa Nui"?

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