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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 "Lone Gentleman," what does the poet call the people around him?
(a) Oysters.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Cows.
(d) Lost souls.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What does the poet compare his lover to in "I Have Gone Marking"?

5. What does the poet see in the ocean in "Oceanic South"?

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