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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In "The Way into Wood," what does the poet say about apologies?
(a) That they should come only from men.
(b) That they hurt more than help.
(c) That they mean nothing.
(d) That they are always late.

4. At the end of "Dream Horses," what does the poet wish for?
(a) To live dreams.
(b) To trade dreams with someone else.
(c) To stop having dreams.
(d) To record his dreams.

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

6. What does "Weak with the Dawn" question?
(a) Marriage.
(b) Politics.
(c) Religion.
(d) War.

7. How is Marisol described in "Every Day you Play"?
(a) Dangerous.
(b) Happy.
(c) Angry.
(d) Excited.

8. What does the poet compare his lover to in "I Have Gone Marking"?
(a) A book.
(b) A map.
(c) A bird.
(d) A car.

9. How does the poet describe the guitar in "Tang"?
(a) Broken but valuable.
(b) Silent but powerful.
(c) Empty but full.
(d) Loud but weak.

10. In "The Ships," what type of ships are described as being the worst?
(a) Whaling ships.
(b) Sunken ships.
(c) War ships.
(d) Empty ships.

11. What does "Widower's Tango" resemble?
(a) A letter.
(b) A short story.
(c) A dialogue.
(d) A play.

12. What does the chief in "Education of the Chieftain" make himself?
(a) A worker.
(b) Forcefulness.
(c) A god.
(d) Velocity.

13. In stanza 4 of "Battle of the Jarama River," what is said about the river?
(a) It is stained forever.
(b) It will never flow again.
(c) It knows the truth.
(d) It cannot be conquered.

14. In "Leaning into the Afternoons," what does the poet say he resembles when he loves?
(a) Clouds.
(b) Stars.
(c) A moon.
(d) The sun.

15. When does harvest occur in "Being Born in the Woods"?
(a) July.
(b) August.
(c) October.
(d) September.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the poet see in the ocean in "Oceanic South"?

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

3. What does the creature play with in "Every Day you Play"?

4. In "Rain," what does the poet say the shore loves?

5. What does the poet say was lost in "Love, America (1400)"?

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