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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Night in Isla Negra," what does the poet watch?
(a) The trees.
(b) His wife.
(c) His neighbor.
(d) The shadows.

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

3. In "The Watersong Ends," what does the poet say stained the rice fields with blood?
(a) Americans.
(b) Communism.
(c) British.
(d) Capitalism.

4. In "Ode to the Storm," what are the storm's eyes like?
(a) Hot rocks.
(b) Cold fire.
(c) Empty holes.
(d) Rough waves.

5. What warms the poet in "The Pension on the Calle Maruri"?
(a) Love.
(b) Children.
(c) Soup.
(d) A sunny day.

6. What do the men do with the figurehead when they first find it in "To a Ship's Figurehead"?
(a) The bring it on the boat.
(b) They place it on the sand.
(c) The put it back in front of the boat.
(d) They take it home.

7. Why does the poet make a list in "The Names"?
(a) To keep track of his plans.
(b) To know who to thank.
(c) To remind himself of his value.
(d) To honor the dead.

8. In "The Builder," where does the poet travel to?
(a) Europe.
(b) The mountains.
(c) The coast.
(d) The United States.

9. How old is the poet in the beginning of "The Watersong Ends"?
(a) 30.
(b) 20.
(c) 10.
(d) 40.

10. What does the storm teach the weak in "Ode to the Storm"?
(a) To fear.
(b) To sleep.
(c) To sing.
(d) To be brave.

11. In "Poetry," how does the poet say poetry changed him?
(a) It made him a god.
(b) It made him elite.
(c) It made him worry.
(d) It made him more grateful.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the windows on the houses like in "The Pension on the Calle Maruri"?

2. How doe the poet say he discovered the story of "Furious Struggle Between Seamen and an Octopus of Colossal Size"?

3. What season is it in "Ode to the Tomato"?

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

5. Where does the mermaid go after leaving the bar in "Fable of the Mermaid and the Drunks"?

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