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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Love, America (1400) | Some Beasts | Entrance of the Rivers | The Heights of Macchu Picchu.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is the poet angry in the beginning of "Waltz"?
(a) Because he lost his job.
(b) Because he was robbed.
(c) Because he feels like he is in a rut.
(d) Because he has been left by a woman.

2. Which is the father river in "Entrance of the Rivers"?
(a) Amazon.
(b) Orinoco.
(c) Bio Bio.
(d) Tequendama.

3. In "Burial in the East," what does the poet say happens to the corpses before burial?
(a) They are put in display in the public square.
(b) They are wrapped in white cloth.
(c) They are marched around town.
(d) They are covered with flowers.

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

5. At the end of "Some Beasts," what do the animals wait for?
(a) A flood.
(b) A savior.
(c) Their deaths.
(d) Their prey.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. In "Lone Gentleman," what does the poet call the people around him?

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

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