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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Tides," what do the waves do to the poet?
(a) Relax his soul.
(b) Take him away.
(c) Build his power.
(d) Raise his voice.

2. In "Not Alone the Albatross," what does the poet say about the albatross?
(a) That it is the most holy bird.
(b) That it is fine to kill this bird.
(c) That it is his favorite bird.
(d) That it isn't the only sacred bird.

3. In "Religion in the East," what makes the poet question religion?
(a) Living in Japan.
(b) Exposure to many gods.
(c) Meeting a female priestess.
(d) Reading the Bible.

4. What does the poet like to see the flag do in "The Flag"?
(a) Fly off the back of a boat.
(b) Hang on his wall.
(c) Whip in the wind.
(d) Be folded by the owner.

5. What does the poet say about forever in "And How Long?"
(a) Who knows what forever is.
(b) How long forever lasts.
(c) What it means to say forever.
(d) If he'll see forever.

6. In "Oh Earth, Wait for Me," where does the poet seek to return?
(a) The moon.
(b) To earth.
(c) The stars.
(d) The sun.

7. In "The Word," what refines words?
(a) Nature.
(b) Culture.
(c) Art.
(d) Religion.

8. What does the poet say about mistakes in "Ode to the Book"?
(a) That they are necessary.
(b) That they are funny.
(c) That they are foolish.
(d) That they are for women.

9. Who does the poet address in "Poet's Obligation"?
(a) Agents of God.
(b) People in jail.
(c) People not listening to the sea.
(d) Women at home with their children.

10. In "Too Many Names," where does the poet say names are from?
(a) The earth.
(b) Countries.
(c) Hell.
(d) Parents.

11. What is the house in "House"?
(a) The poet's parents' house.
(b) The poet's body.
(c) The poet's apartment.
(d) The earth.

12. In "We Are Many," why can't the poet decide who he is?
(a) He lets women decide who he is.
(b) He has many voices.
(c) He feels different every day.
(d) He never looks in mirrors.

13. In "Tides," what makes the poet's skeleton?
(a) Salt.
(b) Waves.
(c) Pain.
(d) Sun.

14. How does Pablo Neruda describe his loneliness in "Loneliness"?
(a) The "life-change."
(b) The "slow-coming."
(c) The "not-happening."
(d) The "self-alone."

15. At the end of "Fiesta's End," what does the poet declare?
(a) I am born.
(b) I was nothing.
(c) I will come again.
(d) I am here.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Word," where does the poet say the word is born?

2. In "The Watersong Ends," what does the poet say stained the rice fields with blood?

3. In "Fear," what does the poet complain about?

4. What do the men do with the figurehead when they first find it in "To a Ship's Figurehead"?

5. In "The Lion," what is wrong with the lion's claws?

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