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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 school of fish.
(b) A shipwreck.
(c) A lonely island.
(d) A ray of light.

2. What does the poet say is buried in the sand in "Rapa Nui"?
(a) Money.
(b) The truth.
(c) Feet.
(d) Bodies.

3. In "Burial in the East," what does the poet say happens to the corpses before burial?
(a) They are wrapped in white cloth.
(b) They are covered with flowers.
(c) They are put in display in the public square.
(d) They are marched around town.

4. How does Almagro conquer the land in "Discoverers of Chile"?
(a) With fire.
(b) With faith.
(c) With men.
(d) With steel.

5. Why is the poet angry in the beginning of "Waltz"?
(a) Because he lost his job.
(b) Because he was robbed.
(c) Because he has been left by a woman.
(d) Because he feels like he is in a rut.

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

7. In the last ten lines of "Death Alone," what object does the poet connect to death?
(a) A sink.
(b) A bed.
(c) A broom.
(d) A pot.

8. In "Lone Gentleman," what does the poet call the people around him?
(a) Cows.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Lost souls.
(d) Oysters.

9. In "Unity," what does the poet say humans share a unity with?
(a) Animals.
(b) The world.
(c) Music.
(d) Each other.

10. What does the poet relate the woman's body to in "Body of a Woman"?
(a) The earth.
(b) The heavens.
(c) Literature.
(d) Scientific discovery.

11. In "The Way Spain Was," what does the poet say has affected Spain?
(a) A controlling leader.
(b) An attack from the outside.
(c) A lapse in art.
(d) A false god.

12. What emotion is detailed in the beginning of "Ars Poetica"?
(a) Love.
(b) Fear.
(c) Rage.
(d) Happiness.

13. What is ruined at the end of "There's No Forgetting"?
(a) A mountain.
(b) A field.
(c) A tree.
(d) A river.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Barcarole," what is the red arrow?

2. At the end of "Barcarole," who does the poet say won't listen to him?

3. In "Nocturnal Statutes," what does reality differ from?

4. In "Body of a Woman," what does the poet say he will persist in?

5. In "In Spite of Wrath," what is built after the holocaust?

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