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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 "Ode to Cesar Vallejo," what does the poet compare Cesar Vallejo's face to?
(a) A mountain.
(b) A waterfall.
(c) A gravestone.
(d) A pillow.

2. In "Ode to a Beautiful Nude," what resides in the nude's eyes?
(a) Countries.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Beasts.
(d) Nothing.

3. In "Wine," what does the speaker desire to be?
(a) A fish.
(b) A captain.
(c) A woman.
(d) A common man.

4. What does the poet desire in "Bestiary"?
(a) To speak with animals.
(b) To work at a zoo.
(c) To keep animals as pets.
(d) To become an animal.

5. In "The Builder," where does the poet travel to?
(a) The United States.
(b) Europe.
(c) The coast.
(d) The mountains.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "The Way Spain Was," what does the poet say has affected Spain?

3. In "The Builder," what does the poet say he will build his likeness from?

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

5. Where does the mermaid go after leaving the bar in "Fable of the Mermaid and the Drunks"?

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