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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 "Not Alone the Albatross," what does the poet say about the albatross?
(a) That it is his favorite bird.
(b) That it is the most holy bird.
(c) That it isn't the only sacred bird.
(d) That it is fine to kill this bird.

2. In the beginning of "Ode with a Lament," what does the poet say the woman is ready for?
(a) To be broken.
(b) To be drank.
(c) To be kissed.
(d) To be held.

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

4. In "The Unknown One," what does the poet say will happen to common people?
(a) The waves will wash them away.
(b) The street will devour them.
(c) History will forget them.
(d) He will write about them.

5. What does the poet say people must do to the past in "Past"?
(a) Get rid of it.
(b) Learn from it.
(c) Honor it.
(d) Relive it.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the poet describe the guitar in "Tang"?

2. In "We Are Many," why can't the poet decide who he is?

3. Where does God in "A Soldier Sleeps" say the soldier is from?

4. In "Ode to Cesar Vallejo," what does the poet compare Cesar Vallejo's face to?

5. What are the "black days" in "Bleak System"?

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