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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In "Memory," why does the poet say he must pay attention to the blades of grass?
(a) Because it will be his future home.
(b) Because it is his job to record everything.
(c) Because his wife asked him to.
(d) Because he was born from the grass.

4. In "The Fisherman," where is the fisherman attacking fish?
(a) On a river bank.
(b) In the open ocean.
(c) Off a small dock.
(d) In a rock pool.

5. At the end of "Loneliness," what does Pablo Neruda say about himself?
(a) He can't keep doing the same thing.
(b) He may be alone for the rest of his life.
(c) He knows he is loved.
(d) He will never be the same again.

6. In "Poet's Obligation," where does the poet say he gathers his poetry?
(a) In a cup.
(b) In his brain.
(c) In boxes.
(d) On sheets of paper.

7. In "Oh Earth, Wait for Me," what does the poet say the earth's pure gift is?
(a) Beauty.
(b) Silence.
(c) Freedom.
(d) Redemption.

8. Where does the mermaid go after leaving the bar in "Fable of the Mermaid and the Drunks"?
(a) To another bar.
(b) To one of the drunk's houses.
(c) Into the river.
(d) Into the ocean.

9. In "Fable of the Mermaid and the Drunks," what do the drunks do to the mermaid?
(a) Put her back in the water.
(b) Help her find a seat.
(c) Laugh at her.
(d) Spit at her.

10. What does the fisherman use to fish with in "The Fisherman"?
(a) A spear.
(b) An antique fishing rod.
(c) A modern fishing pole.
(d) A net.

11. In "Ode to Laziness," what is freed from the spider's web?
(a) A man.
(b) A bee.
(c) A fly.
(d) Another spider.

12. What does the poet say about his friend's face in the rock in "The Portrait in the Rock"?
(a) That it is cracked.
(b) That it is his own country.
(c) That it is too permanent.
(d) That it resembles his own youth.

13. In "The Marine Night," what does the poet want to burn with?
(a) Candles.
(b) Ships.
(c) Bonfires.
(d) Pain.

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

15. In the beginning of "Wine," what does the speaker want to do?
(a) Sing.
(b) Pray.
(c) Sleep.
(d) Party.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Pueblo," where does the poet say this man should go?

2. How old is the poet in the beginning of "The Watersong Ends"?

3. In "The Sea," what is the essence of the sea?

4. What does the poet desire in "Bestiary"?

5. How does the poet describe the dawn in "The Night in Isla Negra"?

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