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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. What does the poet compare dreaming to in "Nocturnal Collection"?
(a) Marriage.
(b) Birth.
(c) Love.
(d) Death.

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

3. What does the poet say the chestnut looks like in "Ode to a Fallen Chestnut"?
(a) A seashell.
(b) A newborn baby.
(c) A violin.
(d) A gemstone.

4. In "Ode with a Lament," when does the poet realize he is too old for the woman?
(a) When he looks in a mirror.
(b) When he falls asleep early.
(c) When he sees her up close.
(d) When she tells him.

5. How does Almagro conquer the land in "Discoverers of Chile"?
(a) With faith.
(b) With steel.
(c) With fire.
(d) With men.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes the school of fish unique in "The Fish and the Drowned Man"?

2. In "Wine," what does the speaker desire to be?

3. What question does the poet ask in "Absence of Joaquin"?

4. What do all the people in "Lone Gentleman" do in the first lines of the poem?

5. At the end of "Dream Horses," what does the poet wish for?

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