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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 lines 4-8 of "Tang," who does the poet describe?
(a) Politicians.
(b) Musicians.
(c) Teachers.
(d) Philosophers.

2. What are the "black days" in "Bleak System"?
(a) Death.
(b) A time of war.
(c) When the poet was ill.
(d) Being in love.

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

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

5. In "Oceanic South," what does the poet have left?
(a) His friends.
(b) His writing.
(c) His imagination.
(d) His love.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. At the end of "Tonight I can Write," how does the poet say he feels?

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

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

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