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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Death Alone | Barcarole | Oceanic South | Walking Around.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Death Alone," what does the poet first describe?
(a) Birth.
(b) Hospitals.
(c) Cemetaries.
(d) Funerals.

2. In "Burial in the East," what does the poet say happens to the corpses before burial?
(a) They are covered with flowers.
(b) They are wrapped in white cloth.
(c) They are marched around town.
(d) They are put in display in the public square.

3. What emotion is detailed in the beginning of "Ars Poetica"?
(a) Fear.
(b) Rage.
(c) Love.
(d) Happiness.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the poet compare dreaming to in "Nocturnal Collection"?

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

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

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

5. How does the poet feel about the prostitute in "The Night of the Soldier"?

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