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

2. What rules does the poet say exist for human creativity in "Nocturnal Statutes"?
(a) You can't hurt others.
(b) No rules exist.
(c) Work hard.
(d) Avoid copying someone else's work.

3. In the last ten lines of "Death Alone," what object does the poet connect to death?
(a) A bed.
(b) A broom.
(c) A sink.
(d) A pot.

4. In "Waltz," what does the poet say to not expect to find?
(a) Him as he used to be.
(b) Justice from the government.
(c) War in times of peace.
(d) Love as it is meant to be.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Tonight I can Write," what does the poet say he could write?

2. In "Oceanic South," what does the poet have left?

3. In "Being Born in the Woods," what is born again?

4. At the end of "Pact (Sonata)," what does the poet ask?

5. Why is it difficult to see in "Thinking, Tangling Shadows"?

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