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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. After recounting a sexual experience in "Furies and Sufferings," what does the poet do?
(a) Start a new story.
(b) Ask questions.
(c) Curse.
(d) End the poem.

2. How is Marisol described in "Every Day you Play"?
(a) Happy.
(b) Dangerous.
(c) Angry.
(d) Excited.

3. What emotion is detailed in the beginning of "Ars Poetica"?
(a) Rage.
(b) Fear.
(c) Love.
(d) Happiness.

4. What does the poet say is buried in the sand in "Rapa Nui"?
(a) Bodies.
(b) The truth.
(c) Money.
(d) Feet.

5. In "Poet's Obligation," where does the poet say he gathers his poetry?
(a) On sheets of paper.
(b) In his brain.
(c) In boxes.
(d) In a cup.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of "Tonight I can Write," how does the poet say he feels?

2. In "Unity," what does the poet say humans share a unity with?

3. How does the poet describe the guitar in "Tang"?

4. What does the poet say about forever in "And How Long?"

5. What does the poet say will happen if people stop naming in "Too Many Names"?

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