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

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

3. What emotion is detailed in the beginning of "Ars Poetica"?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Fear.
(c) Love.
(d) Rage.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the poet see in the ocean in "Oceanic South"?

3. How does the poet feel about the prostitute in "The Night of the Soldier"?

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

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

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