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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the poet ask in the beginning of "Autumn Testament"?
(a) To die or not to die.
(b) To live or to fly.
(c) To move or to stay.
(d) To seek help or to try alone.

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

3. In "The Lion," what is wrong with the lion's claws?
(a) They are broken.
(b) They are cursed.
(c) They are idle.
(d) They are missing.

4. In "Religion in the East," what type of man does the poet say created religion?
(a) A crazy man.
(b) A smart man.
(c) A feeble man.
(d) A devoted man.

5. How many lines long is "Ocean"?
(a) Eight.
(b) Four.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Ten.

6. What keeps the figurehead with the men at the end of the poem in "To a Ship's Figurehead"?
(a) Her beauty.
(b) The pieces that broke off of her.
(c) Her history.
(d) Paintings of her.

7. Where is the pearl in "The Long Day Called Thursday"?
(a) The poet's tie.
(b) The rocks.
(c) The ocean.
(d) The woman's ring.

8. Where is Tocopilla located in "The Brutalized Birds"?
(a) Spain.
(b) Mexico.
(c) Chile.
(d) Jamaica.

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

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

11. What does the watch cut down in "Ode to a Watch at Night"?
(a) A rough grassland.
(b) A tree.
(c) An old house.
(d) A building.

12. Who knocks on the door in "Ode to the Tomato"?
(a) Potatoes.
(b) The poet.
(c) Parsley.
(d) A chicken.

13. In "The Pueblo," where does the poet say this man should go?
(a) Hell.
(b) Asia.
(c) Heaven.
(d) The United States.

14. In "Poetry," how does the poet say poetry found him?
(a) It touched him.
(b) It was on his bookshelf.
(c) It was in a classroom.
(d) It came to him in a dream.

15. How does the poet know the people he visits in "The Unknown One"?
(a) They used to work together.
(b) They are cousins.
(c) He doesn't know them.
(d) They are related through marriage.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the poet address in "Poet's Obligation"?

2. In "The Word," what refines words?

3. In "We Are Many," why can't the poet decide who he is?

4. What does the poet say about the sea at the end of "The Sea"?

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

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