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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. After recounting a sexual experience in "Furies and Sufferings," what does the poet do?
(a) Curse.
(b) Ask questions.
(c) Start a new story.
(d) End the poem.

2. How does the poet immortalize himself in "Signifying Shadows"?
(a) Through writing.
(b) Through prayer.
(c) By taking pictures of himself.
(d) He says he can't immortalize himself.

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

4. When describing things in "Autumn Returns," what does the poet focus on?
(a) The way they sound.
(b) The way they smell.
(c) Their textures.
(d) Their colors.

5. At the end of "Barcarole," who does the poet say won't listen to him?
(a) A snake.
(b) A bird.
(c) God.
(d) A woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Body of a Woman," what does the poet say he will persist in?

2. How many sections does "The Magellan Heart" have?

3. In "Waltz," what does the poet say to not expect to find?

4. According to the poet when was gold pure in "Gold"?

5. At the end of "Pact (Sonata)," what does the poet ask?

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