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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Ode to a Beautiful Nude | And How Long? | Fable of the Mermaid and the Drunks | Fear.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Waltz," what does the poet say to not expect to find?
(a) War in times of peace.
(b) Justice from the government.
(c) Him as he used to be.
(d) Love as it is meant to be.

2. What does the poet say about forever in "And How Long?"
(a) If he'll see forever.
(b) Who knows what forever is.
(c) What it means to say forever.
(d) How long forever lasts.

3. How many sections does "The Magellan Heart" have?
(a) Six.
(b) Four.
(c) Eight.
(d) Two.

4. In "The Wave," what does the poet describe as being a flower?
(a) A fish.
(b) The entire ocean.
(c) The wave.
(d) A man in a boat.

5. What color is evoked in the beginning of "Serenade"?
(a) Purple.
(b) Red.
(c) Yellow.
(d) White.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Leaning into the Afternoons," what does the poet say he resembles when he loves?

2. What does the poet relate the woman's body to in "Body of a Woman"?

3. At the end of "The Brutalized Birds," what does the man do?

4. How are riders described in "Dream Horses"?

5. What does the poet see in the ocean in "Oceanic South"?

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