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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. In "The Way Spain Was," what does the poet say has affected Spain?
(a) A false god.
(b) A controlling leader.
(c) An attack from the outside.
(d) A lapse in art.

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

3. What does the poet say the chestnut looks like in "Ode to a Fallen Chestnut"?
(a) A newborn baby.
(b) A seashell.
(c) A gemstone.
(d) A violin.

4. In "The Wave," what does the poet describe as being a flower?
(a) A man in a boat.
(b) The wave.
(c) The entire ocean.
(d) A fish.

5. What leads to Magellan's end in "The Magellan Heart"?
(a) A woman.
(b) His own discoveries.
(c) A mysterious illness.
(d) An angry group of natives.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the mermaid go after leaving the bar in "Fable of the Mermaid and the Drunks"?

2. In "Oceanic South," what does the poet have left?

3. In "Tonight I can Write," what does the poet say he could write?

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

5. In "The Fisherman," where is the fisherman attacking fish?

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