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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of "Pact (Sonata)," what does the poet ask?
(a) For the woman to remain with him.
(b) For the woman to fix his heart.
(c) For the woman to move with him.
(d) For the woman to leave him alone.

2. Why does the poet say he wrote "I'm Explaining a Few Things"?
(a) To explain his politics.
(b) To answer the readers' questions.
(c) To restart his writing career.
(d) To avoid being fired.

3. At the end of "The Builders of Statues," what does the poet consider?
(a) If the statues built themselves.
(b) If he can build a statue.
(c) If the statues are a hallucination.
(d) If the statues will exist after he dies.

4. What does the poet compare dreaming to in "Nocturnal Collection"?
(a) Death.
(b) Marriage.
(c) Love.
(d) Birth.

5. What does the poet say was lost in "Love, America (1400)"?
(a) Money.
(b) Men.
(c) Freedom.
(d) Culture.

6. In "In Spite of Wrath," the light comes in spite of what?
(a) Daggars.
(b) Terror.
(c) Men.
(d) Animals.

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

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

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

10. 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.

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

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

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

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

15. In the beginning of "Ode with a Lament," what does the poet say the woman is ready for?
(a) To be kissed.
(b) To be drank.
(c) To be broken.
(d) To be held.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are riders described in "Dream Horses"?

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

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

4. In "Rain," what are the Queen's hands compared to?

5. What question does the poet ask in "Absence of Joaquin"?

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