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

2. In "In Spite of Wrath," the light comes in spite of what?
(a) Animals.
(b) Daggars.
(c) Terror.
(d) Men.

3. Why does the poet make funeral arrangements in "And How Long?"
(a) He wants to control his funeral arrangement.
(b) His doctor told him to.
(c) His friend died.
(d) He thinks he is dying.

4. In "Not Alone the Albatross," what does the poet say about the albatross?
(a) That it is the most holy bird.
(b) That it isn't the only sacred bird.
(c) That it is fine to kill this bird.
(d) That it is his favorite bird.

5. In "Barcarole," what is the red arrow?
(a) A tongue.
(b) Love.
(c) A sword.
(d) Hateful talk.

Short Answer Questions

1. In lines 4-8 of "Tang," who does the poet describe?

2. Why is the poet angry in the beginning of "Waltz"?

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

4. In "The Wave," what does the poet describe as being a flower?

5. What do the men do with the figurehead when they first find it in "To a Ship's Figurehead"?

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