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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 "Tonight I can Write," how does the poet say he feels?
(a) Entertained.
(b) Pleased.
(c) Angry.
(d) Confused.

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

3. What does the poet compare dreaming to in "Nocturnal Collection"?
(a) Marriage.
(b) Birth.
(c) Death.
(d) Love.

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

5. In "Tonight I can Write," what does the poet say he could write?
(a) Sad lines.
(b) Nothing.
(c) The truth.
(d) A novel.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Brussels," what does the poet say moves too quickly?

2. What are the "black days" in "Bleak System"?

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

4. Why is the poet angry in the beginning of "Waltz"?

5. In the last ten lines of "Death Alone," what object does the poet connect to death?

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