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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. Where does the poet look for birds in "Birdwatching Ode"?
(a) The shore.
(b) The desert.
(c) The park.
(d) The forest.

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

3. In "Ah Vastness of Pines," what geographic feature does the poet describe in the first four lines?
(a) An ocean.
(b) A plain.
(c) A river.
(d) A mountain range.

4. At the end of "The Brutalized Birds," what does the man do?
(a) Builds the birds a new nest.
(b) Sell the birds' eggs.
(c) Puts the birds in a cage.
(d) Shoots a bird.

5. In "Fear," what does the poet complain about?
(a) People telling him what to do.
(b) Being afraid of his future.
(c) His lack of money.
(d) Never finding love.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Poet's Obligation," where does the poet say he gathers his poetry?

2. What does the poet say about his friend's face in the rock in "The Portrait in the Rock"?

3. In "The Night in Isla Negra," what does the poet watch?

4. What makes the school of fish unique in "The Fish and the Drowned Man"?

5. What does the chief in "Education of the Chieftain" make himself?

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