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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 question does the poet ask in "Absence of Joaquin"?
(a) Who will be left behind?
(b) Why do we question anything?
(c) How did everyone react?
(d) What did he take with him?

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

3. What rules does the poet say exist for human creativity in "Nocturnal Statutes"?
(a) Avoid copying someone else's work.
(b) No rules exist.
(c) You can't hurt others.
(d) Work hard.

4. In "The Wave," what does the poet describe as being a flower?
(a) The entire ocean.
(b) A man in a boat.
(c) A fish.
(d) The wave.

5. Where does God in "A Soldier Sleeps" say the soldier is from?
(a) Europe.
(b) The mountains.
(c) The sea.
(d) The flames.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Marine Night," what does the poet want to burn with?

2. How many lines long is "Ocean"?

3. Who does the poet address in "Poet's Obligation"?

4. In "Fable of the Mermaid and the Drunks," what do the drunks do to the mermaid?

5. In "Ode to Cesar Vallejo," what does the poet compare Cesar Vallejo's face to?

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