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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. In "The Way into Wood," what does the poet say about apologies?
(a) That they hurt more than help.
(b) That they should come only from men.
(c) That they mean nothing.
(d) That they are always late.

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

3. Where is Tocopilla located in "The Brutalized Birds"?
(a) Spain.
(b) Jamaica.
(c) Mexico.
(d) Chile.

4. At the end of "Pact (Sonata)," what does the poet ask?
(a) For the woman to fix his heart.
(b) For the woman to remain with him.
(c) For the woman to leave him alone.
(d) For the woman to move with him.

5. What does the poet desire in "Bestiary"?
(a) To keep animals as pets.
(b) To become an animal.
(c) To speak with animals.
(d) To work at a zoo.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Leaning into the Afternoons," what does the poet say he resembles when he loves?

2. What is Antarctica called in "Antarctic"?

3. In "Nocturnal Statutes," what does reality differ from?

4. What keeps the figurehead with the men at the end of the poem in "To a Ship's Figurehead"?

5. What is the house in "House"?

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