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

2. What does the poet see in the ocean in "Oceanic South"?
(a) A ray of light.
(b) A school of fish.
(c) A lonely island.
(d) A shipwreck.

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

4. What flows like a tide in "I'm Explaining a Few Things"?
(a) Warring soldiers.
(b) The blood of Spain.
(c) The rivers in France.
(d) His sould.

5. What question does the poet ask in "Absence of Joaquin"?
(a) What did he take with him?
(b) Why do we question anything?
(c) How did everyone react?
(d) Who will be left behind?

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the poet say to the marine night in "The Marine Night"?

2. In "Wine," what does the speaker desire to be?

3. At the end of "Barcarole," who does the poet say won't listen to him?

4. Why does the poet say he wrote "I'm Explaining a Few Things"?

5. What does the poet say about mistakes in "Ode to the Book"?

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