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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. At the end of "Dream Horses," what does the poet wish for?
(a) To record his dreams.
(b) To stop having dreams.
(c) To trade dreams with someone else.
(d) To live dreams.

2. At the end of "Tonight I can Write," how does the poet say he feels?
(a) Entertained.
(b) Pleased.
(c) Confused.
(d) Angry.

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

4. At the end of "The Builders of Statues," what does the poet consider?
(a) If the statues built themselves.
(b) If the statues are a hallucination.
(c) If he can build a statue.
(d) If the statues will exist after he dies.

5. In "Nocturnal Collection," what does the poet say he conquered?
(a) Fear.
(b) Women.
(c) Love.
(d) Dreams.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which is the father river in "Entrance of the Rivers"?

2. What emotion is detailed in the beginning of "Ars Poetica"?

3. In "Not Alone the Albatross," what does the poet say about the albatross?

4. What does the poet say is buried in the sand in "Rapa Nui"?

5. How many parts does the poet break "The Heights of Macchu Picchu" into?

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