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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. At the end of "Some Beasts," what do the animals wait for?
(a) A flood.
(b) A savior.
(c) Their prey.
(d) Their deaths.

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

8. How are riders described in "Dream Horses"?
(a) As being women.
(b) As being in trouble.
(c) As being a burden.
(d) As being leaders.

9. What are the "black days" in "Bleak System"?
(a) When the poet was ill.
(b) Being in love.
(c) Death.
(d) A time of war.

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

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

12. What rules does the poet say exist for human creativity in "Nocturnal Statutes"?
(a) You can't hurt others.
(b) No rules exist.
(c) Avoid copying someone else's work.
(d) Work hard.

13. In "Ah Vastness of Pines," what geographic feature does the poet describe in the first four lines?
(a) A mountain range.
(b) An ocean.
(c) A river.
(d) A plain.

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

15. At the end of "A Soldier Sleeps," what does God realize?
(a) He can't fight with the soldier.
(b) He can't wake the soldier up.
(c) He can't become a soldier.
(d) He can't move the soldier.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does "Widower's Tango" resemble?

2. In "They Come For the Islands," who witnesses the destruction of the island?

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

4. In the beginning of "Entrance of the Rivers," what is the river called?

5. In "Brussels," what does the poet say moves too quickly?

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