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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Loneliness | Memory | The Long Day Called Thursday.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the poet say he will say nothing in "I will Come Back"?
(a) Because no one listens.
(b) Because he is misunderstood.
(c) Because he won't have a mouth.
(d) Because he will have nothing to say.

2. What does the poet say was lost in "Love, America (1400)"?
(a) Men.
(b) Freedom.
(c) Money.
(d) Culture.

3. In "The Night in Isla Negra," what does the poet watch?
(a) The trees.
(b) His neighbor.
(c) His wife.
(d) The shadows.

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

5. What does the poet say to the marine night in "The Marine Night"?
(a) That he wants to become it.
(b) Nothing.
(c) That he is sorry.
(d) That he loves it.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "Being Born in the Woods," what is born again?

3. In "We Are Many," who does the poet talk to when he calls for the fireman?

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

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

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