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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Poet's Obligation | The Word | Ocean.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the storm teach the weak in "Ode to the Storm"?
(a) To fear.
(b) To be brave.
(c) To sleep.
(d) To sing.

2. Which is the father river in "Entrance of the Rivers"?
(a) Tequendama.
(b) Orinoco.
(c) Amazon.
(d) Bio Bio.

3. In "Brussels," what does the poet say moves too quickly?
(a) Technology.
(b) Trains.
(c) His life.
(d) His faith.

4. What does the poet see in the ocean in "Oceanic South"?
(a) A ray of light.
(b) A school of fish.
(c) A lonely island.
(d) A shipwreck.

5. What does the poet consider in "Sonata and Destructions"?
(a) His career.
(b) His death.
(c) His birth.
(d) His wealth.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the beginning of "Wine," what does the speaker want to do?

3. Who knocks on the door in "Ode to the Tomato"?

4. In "Leaning into the Afternoons," what does the poet cast sad nets toward?

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

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