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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do all the people in "Lone Gentleman" do in the first lines of the poem?
(a) Take a vacation.
(b) Drink wine.
(c) Fall in love.
(d) Greet each other.

2. How many sections does "The Magellan Heart" have?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Six.
(d) Eight.

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

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

5. In "Body of a Woman," what does the poet say he will persist in?
(a) Bodily pain.
(b) The truth.
(c) Her grace.
(d) His faith.

6. In "Rain," what are the Queen's hands compared to?
(a) Water.
(b) Roots.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Ships.

7. What question does the poet ask in "Absence of Joaquin"?
(a) Who will be left behind?
(b) How did everyone react?
(c) Why do we question anything?
(d) What did he take with him?

8. What leads to Magellan's end in "The Magellan Heart"?
(a) An angry group of natives.
(b) A mysterious illness.
(c) His own discoveries.
(d) A woman.

9. Which is the father river in "Entrance of the Rivers"?
(a) Tequendama.
(b) Amazon.
(c) Bio Bio.
(d) Orinoco.

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

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

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

13. In "Being Born in the Woods," what is born again?
(a) The rain.
(b) A seed.
(c) The poet.
(d) A bird.

14. What is Rapa Nui in "Rapa Nui"?
(a) A book.
(b) A group of natives.
(c) An island.
(d) A major city.

15. In "Rain," what does the poet say the shore loves?
(a) The island.
(b) People.
(c) The ocean.
(d) Shells.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does "Weak with the Dawn" question?

2. In "Leaning into the Afternoons," what does the poet say he resembles when he loves?

3. What does the poet compare dreaming to in "Nocturnal Collection"?

4. Why does the poet say he wrote "I'm Explaining a Few Things"?

5. In lines 4-8 of "Tang," who does the poet describe?

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