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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Death Alone," what does the poet first describe?
(a) Hospitals.
(b) Funerals.
(c) Cemetaries.
(d) Birth.

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

3. In lines 4-8 of "Tang," who does the poet describe?
(a) Philosophers.
(b) Musicians.
(c) Politicians.
(d) Teachers.

4. What color is evoked in the beginning of "Serenade"?
(a) White.
(b) Red.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Purple.

5. Why are the oxen red in "Bleak System"?
(a) They have been painted.
(b) They are newborns.
(c) They are bloody.
(d) The poet is hallucinating.

6. In "Leaning into the Afternoons," what does the poet cast sad nets toward?
(a) A pair of eyes.
(b) A city.
(c) An open heart.
(d) A pile of money.

7. 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 put in display in the public square.
(c) They are marched around town.
(d) They are covered with flowers.

8. What flows like a tide in "I'm Explaining a Few Things"?
(a) Warring soldiers.
(b) The blood of Spain.
(c) The rivers in France.
(d) His sould.

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

10. What do the bells in "Autumn Returns" mean?
(a) That it is six o'clock.
(b) That someone has been saved.
(c) That someone has died.
(d) That it is time for church.

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

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

13. In "Waltz," what does the poet say to not expect to find?
(a) Him as he used to be.
(b) Justice from the government.
(c) Love as it is meant to be.
(d) War in times of peace.

14. When describing things in "Autumn Returns," what does the poet focus on?
(a) The way they sound.
(b) The way they smell.
(c) Their textures.
(d) Their colors.

15. In "Absence of Joaquin," what defines the friend?
(a) His death.
(b) His wife.
(c) His money.
(d) His education.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "In Spite of Wrath," the light comes in spite of what?

3. In "Signifying Shadows," what is the poet's calling?

4. When does harvest occur in "Being Born in the Woods"?

5. What does the poet say is buried in the sand in "Rapa Nui"?

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