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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pact (Sonata) | Waltz | Brussels | Being Born in the Woods.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of "Barcarole," who does the poet say won't listen to him?
(a) A bird.
(b) A snake.
(c) A woman.
(d) God.

2. In "Oceanic South," what does the poet have left?
(a) His friends.
(b) His writing.
(c) His love.
(d) His imagination.

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

4. Why are the oxen red in "Bleak System"?
(a) They have been painted.
(b) The poet is hallucinating.
(c) They are bloody.
(d) They are newborns.

5. How is Marisol described in "Every Day you Play"?
(a) Happy.
(b) Dangerous.
(c) Excited.
(d) Angry.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Absence of Joaquin," what defines the friend?

2. What does the creature play with in "Every Day you Play"?

3. At the end of "Tonight I can Write," how does the poet say he feels?

4. In "Nocturnal Statutes," what does reality differ from?

5. In "Waltz," what does the poet say to not expect to find?

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