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

2. At the end of "Dream Horses," what does the poet wish for?
(a) To live dreams.
(b) To stop having dreams.
(c) To record his dreams.
(d) To trade dreams with someone else.

3. In "Nocturnal Collection," what does the poet say he conquered?
(a) Dreams.
(b) Fear.
(c) Love.
(d) Women.

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

5. In "Nocturnal Statutes," what does reality differ from?
(a) School.
(b) Dreams.
(c) Love.
(d) Death.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In "Absence of Joaquin," what defines the friend?

4. At the end of "Tonight I can Write," how does the poet say he feels?

5. In lines 4-8 of "Tang," who does the poet describe?

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