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

2. What does the poet say is buried in the sand in "Rapa Nui"?
(a) Money.
(b) The truth.
(c) Feet.
(d) Bodies.

3. In "The Marine Night," what does the poet want to burn with?
(a) Bonfires.
(b) Candles.
(c) Pain.
(d) Ships.

4. At the end of "Pact (Sonata)," what does the poet ask?
(a) For the woman to remain with him.
(b) For the woman to move with him.
(c) For the woman to fix his heart.
(d) For the woman to leave him alone.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Rain," what does the poet say the shore loves?

2. Why do the clothes in "Ode to Clothes" wait?

3. At the end of "The Builders of Statues," what does the poet consider?

4. What does the creature play with in "Every Day you Play"?

5. In "The Great Ocean," why does the poet say people cannot harm the ocean?

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