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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 flows like a tide in "I'm Explaining a Few Things"?
(a) His sould.
(b) Warring soldiers.
(c) The rivers in France.
(d) The blood of Spain.

2. In "Fable of the Mermaid and the Drunks," what do the drunks do to the mermaid?
(a) Help her find a seat.
(b) Laugh at her.
(c) Spit at her.
(d) Put her back in the water.

3. In the last ten lines of "Death Alone," what object does the poet connect to death?
(a) A pot.
(b) A bed.
(c) A sink.
(d) A broom.

4. In the beginning of "The Great Ocean," what does the poet ask of Ocean?
(a) Love.
(b) Fruit.
(c) Power.
(d) Life.

5. What question does the poet ask in "Absence of Joaquin"?
(a) Who will be left behind?
(b) What did he take with him?
(c) Why do we question anything?
(d) How did everyone react?

Short Answer Questions

1. In the beginning of "Ode with a Lament," what does the poet say the woman is ready for?

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

3. In "Birdwatching Ode," what does the poet tell the birds to stay away from?

4. In "Ode to a Beautiful Nude," what resides in the nude's eyes?

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

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