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

2. What are the "black days" in "Bleak System"?
(a) A time of war.
(b) Death.
(c) When the poet was ill.
(d) Being in love.

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

4. In "Brussels," what does the poet say moves too quickly?
(a) His faith.
(b) Trains.
(c) His life.
(d) Technology.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What rules does the poet say exist for human creativity in "Nocturnal Statutes"?

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

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

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

5. In "Barcarole," what is the red arrow?

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