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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. At the end of "Loneliness," what does Pablo Neruda say about himself?
(a) He can't keep doing the same thing.
(b) He will never be the same again.
(c) He knows he is loved.
(d) He may be alone for the rest of his life.

2. What does the poet say he used to be called in "Fiesta's End"?
(a) Mister.
(b) Pablo.
(c) Father.
(d) Friend.

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

4. In "We Are Many," why can't the poet decide who he is?
(a) He has many voices.
(b) He lets women decide who he is.
(c) He never looks in mirrors.
(d) He feels different every day.

5. What does the poet say will happen if people stop naming in "Too Many Names"?
(a) God will return to give new names.
(b) Everything will blur together.
(c) People will descend into chaos.
(d) Everything will be the same.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the bird die in "Ode to the Yellow Bird"?

2. What does the poet say about the sea at the end of "The Sea"?

3. Where is Tocopilla located in "The Brutalized Birds"?

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

5. In stanza 4 of "Battle of the Jarama River," what is said about the river?

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