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

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

3. How does the poet feel about the prostitute in "The Night of the Soldier"?
(a) That she is caring.
(b) That she needs saving.
(c) That she is destructuve.
(d) That she is perfection.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Signifying Shadows," what is the poet's calling?

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

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

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

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

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