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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Sea | The Builder | Past.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Absence of Joaquin," what defines the friend?
(a) His wife.
(b) His money.
(c) His education.
(d) His death.

2. In "They Come For the Islands," who witnesses the destruction of the island?
(a) The children.
(b) The soldiers.
(c) The gods.
(d) The women.

3. What makes the school of fish unique in "The Fish and the Drowned Man"?
(a) It is very large.
(b) It is made up of many types of fish.
(c) It is very small.
(d) It include men.

4. What does the poet see in the ocean in "Oceanic South"?
(a) A school of fish.
(b) A ray of light.
(c) A lonely island.
(d) A shipwreck.

5. In the second half of "Past," what does the poet say about people?
(a) How they can't remember the past.
(b) How they are influenced by the past.
(c) How they work to remember the past.
(d) How they love the future more than anything.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the poet say to the marine night in "The Marine Night"?

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

3. When does harvest occur in "Being Born in the Woods"?

4. Who does the poet address in "Poet's Obligation"?

5. What does the poet say the chestnut looks like in "Ode to a Fallen Chestnut"?

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