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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the poet see in the ocean in "Oceanic South"?
(a) A ray of light.
(b) A shipwreck.
(c) A school of fish.
(d) A lonely island.

2. How many sections does "The Magellan Heart" have?
(a) Six.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Eight.

3. What question does the poet ask in "Absence of Joaquin"?
(a) How did everyone react?
(b) What did he take with him?
(c) Why do we question anything?
(d) Who will be left behind?

4. At the end of "Education of the Chieftain," what does the chief become?
(a) Injured.
(b) Rich.
(c) Worthy.
(d) Frightened.

5. Where does God in "A Soldier Sleeps" say the soldier is from?
(a) The flames.
(b) The sea.
(c) The mountains.
(d) Europe.

6. In "Battle of the Jarama River," who are the river's people?
(a) The Spanish.
(b) The Russians.
(c) The French.
(d) The English.

7. What makes the school of fish unique in "The Fish and the Drowned Man"?
(a) It include men.
(b) It is made up of many types of fish.
(c) It is very large.
(d) It is very small.

8. In "Brussels," what does the poet say moves too quickly?
(a) Trains.
(b) Technology.
(c) His faith.
(d) His life.

9. In "Nocturnal Statutes," what does reality differ from?
(a) Death.
(b) Dreams.
(c) Love.
(d) School.

10. In "Nocturnal Collection," what does the poet say he conquered?
(a) Fear.
(b) Love.
(c) Women.
(d) Dreams.

11. In "Barcarole," what is the red arrow?
(a) A sword.
(b) Hateful talk.
(c) A tongue.
(d) Love.

12. Why is it difficult to see in "Thinking, Tangling Shadows"?
(a) Because of the crowd.
(b) Because of closed eyes.
(c) Because of a fog.
(d) Because of night time.

13. In "Rain," what are the Queen's hands compared to?
(a) Ships.
(b) Roots.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Water.

14. In "Tonight I can Write," what does the poet say he could write?
(a) A novel.
(b) Sad lines.
(c) Nothing.
(d) The truth.

15. What is Antarctica called in "Antarctic"?
(a) A crown.
(b) A trap.
(c) A gem.
(d) A mystery.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of "Some Beasts," what do the animals wait for?

2. At the end of "A Soldier Sleeps," what does God realize?

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

4. When describing things in "Autumn Returns," what does the poet focus on?

5. How does the poet feel about the prostitute in "The Night of the Soldier"?

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