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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 "Absence of Joaquin," what defines the friend?
(a) His wife.
(b) His education.
(c) His death.
(d) His money.

2. In "Unity," what does the poet say humans share a unity with?
(a) Animals.
(b) Each other.
(c) Music.
(d) The world.

3. What does the poet consider in "Sonata and Destructions"?
(a) His birth.
(b) His death.
(c) His wealth.
(d) His career.

4. What are the "black days" in "Bleak System"?
(a) A time of war.
(b) Death.
(c) When the poet was ill.
(d) Being in love.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of "Dream Horses," what does the poet wish for?

2. What does "Weak with the Dawn" question?

3. In "Ah Vastness of Pines," what geographic feature does the poet describe in the first four lines?

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

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

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