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

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

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

4. In "Leaning into the Afternoons," what does the poet cast sad nets toward?
(a) A pair of eyes.
(b) A pile of money.
(c) A city.
(d) An open heart.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the poet relate the woman's body to in "Body of a Woman"?

2. How are riders described in "Dream Horses"?

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

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

5. What rules does the poet say exist for human creativity in "Nocturnal Statutes"?

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