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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 "Bestiary," what does the poet call the spider?
(a) A villian.
(b) A crusader.
(c) A woman.
(d) An engineer.

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

3. In "Being Born in the Woods," what is born again?
(a) A bird.
(b) A seed.
(c) The rain.
(d) The poet.

4. At the end of "The Builders of Statues," what does the poet consider?
(a) If the statues are a hallucination.
(b) If the statues built themselves.
(c) If the statues will exist after he dies.
(d) If he can build a statue.

5. Why does the poet say he wrote "I'm Explaining a Few Things"?
(a) To answer the readers' questions.
(b) To explain his politics.
(c) To avoid being fired.
(d) To restart his writing career.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Wine," what does the speaker desire to be?

2. In "Battle of the Jarama River," who are the river's people?

3. In "Rain," what are the Queen's hands compared to?

4. In the beginning of "The Great Ocean," what does the poet ask of Ocean?

5. What does the poet say about forever in "And How Long?"

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