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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. Why are the oxen red in "Bleak System"?
(a) They have been painted.
(b) They are bloody.
(c) They are newborns.
(d) The poet is hallucinating.

2. How is Marisol described in "Every Day you Play"?
(a) Dangerous.
(b) Excited.
(c) Happy.
(d) Angry.

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

4. What does the poet consider in "Sonata and Destructions"?
(a) His birth.
(b) His wealth.
(c) His career.
(d) His death.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At the end of "Barcarole," who does the poet say won't listen to him?

3. At the end of "Dream Horses," what does the poet wish for?

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

5. In the last ten lines of "Death Alone," what object does the poet connect to death?

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