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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 "Body of a Woman," what does the poet say he will persist in?
(a) His faith.
(b) Bodily pain.
(c) The truth.
(d) Her grace.

2. In "Leaning into the Afternoons," what does the poet say he resembles when he loves?
(a) Clouds.
(b) Stars.
(c) The sun.
(d) A moon.

3. In "Signifying Shadows," what is the poet's calling?
(a) Counseler.
(b) Helper.
(c) Singer.
(d) Observer.

4. What is ruined at the end of "There's No Forgetting"?
(a) A tree.
(b) A river.
(c) A field.
(d) A mountain.

5. What leads to Magellan's end in "The Magellan Heart"?
(a) A mysterious illness.
(b) His own discoveries.
(c) A woman.
(d) An angry group of natives.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does God in "A Soldier Sleeps" say the soldier is from?

3. In "Oceanic South," what does the poet have left?

4. In "Being Born in the Woods," what is born again?

5. At the end of "A Soldier Sleeps," what does God realize?

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