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

2. What do all the people in "Lone Gentleman" do in the first lines of the poem?
(a) Drink wine.
(b) Fall in love.
(c) Greet each other.
(d) Take a vacation.

3. In "Ode to the Storm," what are the storm's eyes like?
(a) Rough waves.
(b) Cold fire.
(c) Empty holes.
(d) Hot rocks.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Rain," what are the Queen's hands compared to?

2. In "Brussels," what does the poet say moves too quickly?

3. In "Ode to Laziness," what is freed from the spider's web?

4. In "Poet's Obligation," where does the poet say he gathers his poetry?

5. In "House," what does the poet say existed before the earth?

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