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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) You can't hurt others.
(b) Avoid copying someone else's work.
(c) Work hard.
(d) No rules exist.

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

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

4. In "Leaning into the Afternoons," what does the poet say he resembles when he loves?
(a) Clouds.
(b) Stars.
(c) The sun.
(d) A moon.

5. What does the creature play with in "Every Day you Play"?
(a) Water.
(b) The moon.
(c) Light.
(d) Humans.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Marisol described in "Every Day you Play"?

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

3. In "Nocturnal Collection," what does the poet say he conquered?

4. What question does the poet ask in "Absence of Joaquin"?

5. Why are the oxen red in "Bleak System"?

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