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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 "Signifying Shadows," what is the poet's calling?
(a) Singer.
(b) Observer.
(c) Helper.
(d) Counseler.

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

3. In "Ah Vastness of Pines," what geographic feature does the poet describe in the first four lines?
(a) A mountain range.
(b) An ocean.
(c) A river.
(d) A plain.

4. What does "Widower's Tango" resemble?
(a) A dialogue.
(b) A play.
(c) A letter.
(d) A short story.

5. How does the poet immortalize himself in "Signifying Shadows"?
(a) Through writing.
(b) Through prayer.
(c) He says he can't immortalize himself.
(d) By taking pictures of himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. What emotion is detailed in the beginning of "Ars Poetica"?

2. In "Unity," what does the poet say humans share a unity with?

3. Why is it difficult to see in "Thinking, Tangling Shadows"?

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

5. What color is evoked in the beginning of "Serenade"?

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