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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Bleak System | Sonata and Destructions | The Night of the Soldier | Nocturnal Statutes.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What color is evoked in the beginning of "Serenade"?
(a) Red.
(b) White.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Purple.

3. How are riders described in "Dream Horses"?
(a) As being women.
(b) As being in trouble.
(c) As being leaders.
(d) As being a burden.

4. In "Tonight I can Write," what does the poet say he could write?
(a) A novel.
(b) Sad lines.
(c) The truth.
(d) Nothing.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the poet compare his lover to in "I Have Gone Marking"?

2. How does the poet feel about the prostitute in "The Night of the Soldier"?

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

4. In "Leaning into the Afternoons," what does the poet cast sad nets toward?

5. In "Body of a Woman," what does the poet say he will persist in?

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