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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. How does the poet immortalize himself in "Signifying Shadows"?
(a) Through writing.
(b) By taking pictures of himself.
(c) Through prayer.
(d) He says he can't immortalize himself.

2. In "Too Many Names," where does the poet say names are from?
(a) Hell.
(b) Parents.
(c) Countries.
(d) The earth.

3. What season is it in "Ode to the Tomato"?
(a) Spring.
(b) Winter.
(c) Summer.
(d) Fall.

4. At the end of "Fiesta's End," what does the poet declare?
(a) I was nothing.
(b) I am here.
(c) I will come again.
(d) I am born.

5. In "The Great Ocean," why does the poet say people cannot harm the ocean?
(a) It is a god.
(b) They can harm the ocean.
(c) It is too frightening.
(d) It is so great.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Ode with a Lament," when does the poet realize he is too old for the woman?

2. Why is the poet angry in the beginning of "Waltz"?

3. In "The Wave," what does the poet describe as being a flower?

4. What question does the poet ask in "Absence of Joaquin"?

5. What does the poet relate the woman's body to in "Body of a Woman"?

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