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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 "Rain," what are the Queen's hands compared to?
(a) Roots.
(b) Water.
(c) Ships.
(d) Flowers.

2. In "Death Alone," what does the poet first describe?
(a) Birth.
(b) Funerals.
(c) Cemetaries.
(d) Hospitals.

3. In the beginning of "Wine," what does the speaker want to do?
(a) Pray.
(b) Sing.
(c) Party.
(d) Sleep.

4. In "Oceanic South," what does the poet have left?
(a) His imagination.
(b) His writing.
(c) His friends.
(d) His love.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Alliance (Sonata)," what time of day is it?

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

3. What rules does the poet say exist for human creativity in "Nocturnal Statutes"?

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

5. What makes the school of fish unique in "The Fish and the Drowned Man"?

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