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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. At the end of "Tonight I can Write," how does the poet say he feels?
(a) Pleased.
(b) Entertained.
(c) Angry.
(d) Confused.

2. In "Alliance (Sonata)," what time of day is it?
(a) Morning.
(b) Mid-afternoon.
(c) Late night.
(d) Early evening.

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

4. What does the poet relate the woman's body to in "Body of a Woman"?
(a) The heavens.
(b) The earth.
(c) Literature.
(d) Scientific discovery.

5. In "Body of a Woman," what does the poet say he will persist in?
(a) Bodily pain.
(b) His faith.
(c) Her grace.
(d) The truth.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Nocturnal Statutes," what does reality differ from?

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

3. In "Tonight I can Write," what does the poet say he could write?

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

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

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