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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through In Spite of Wrath | Education of the Chieftain | Gold | The Poet.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. At the end of "A Soldier Sleeps," what does God realize?
(a) He can't become a soldier.
(b) He can't fight with the soldier.
(c) He can't wake the soldier up.
(d) He can't move the soldier.

3. In "Nocturnal Statutes," what does reality differ from?
(a) Dreams.
(b) Death.
(c) School.
(d) Love.

4. What emotion is detailed in the beginning of "Ars Poetica"?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Rage.
(c) Love.
(d) Fear.

5. What does "Weak with the Dawn" question?
(a) Religion.
(b) War.
(c) Politics.
(d) Marriage.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Way into Wood," what does the poet say about apologies?

2. In "Death Alone," what does the poet first describe?

3. What is ruined at the end of "There's No Forgetting"?

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

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

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