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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. What season is it in "Ode to the Tomato"?
(a) Summer.
(b) Winter.
(c) Spring.
(d) Fall.

2. How many sections does "The Magellan Heart" have?
(a) Eight.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) Six.

3. In "The Builder," what does the poet say he will build his likeness from?
(a) Rock.
(b) Salt.
(c) Wood.
(d) Water.

4. Where does the mermaid go after leaving the bar in "Fable of the Mermaid and the Drunks"?
(a) Into the ocean.
(b) Into the river.
(c) To another bar.
(d) To one of the drunk's houses.

5. In "The Sea," what is the essence of the sea?
(a) Fear and love.
(b) Fire and cold.
(c) Wave and rock.
(d) Life and death.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are the oxen red in "Bleak System"?

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

3. At the end of "Tonight I can Write," how does the poet say he feels?

4. In "Death Alone," what does the poet first describe?

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

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