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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "We Are Many," who does the poet talk to when he calls for the fireman?
(a) A fireman's wife.
(b) An arsonist.
(c) A fireman.
(d) An elderly man.

2. What does the poet say the chestnut looks like in "Ode to a Fallen Chestnut"?
(a) A gemstone.
(b) A seashell.
(c) A newborn baby.
(d) A violin.

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

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

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

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

7. What color is the flag in "The Flag"?
(a) Blue.
(b) White.
(c) Red.
(d) Black.

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

9. In "Ocean," what does the salt do?
(a) Get inside of cuts.
(b) Wash itself away.
(c) Build rocks.
(d) Taint the water.

10. 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.

11. What are the windows on the houses like in "The Pension on the Calle Maruri"?
(a) Blank.
(b) Broken.
(c) Lighted brightly.
(d) Full of children's faces.

12. In "Ode to Cesar Vallejo," what does the poet compare Cesar Vallejo's face to?
(a) A gravestone.
(b) A pillow.
(c) A mountain.
(d) A waterfall.

13. In "The Sea," what is the essence of the sea?
(a) Life and death.
(b) Fear and love.
(c) Wave and rock.
(d) Fire and cold.

14. In "Ode to a Watch at Night," what does the watch sound like?
(a) A beating heart.
(b) A dog barking.
(c) An ocean wave.
(d) A crying baby.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does the poet make funeral arrangements in "And How Long?"

3. What is listed in "The Names"?

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

5. In "Tides," what do the waves do to the poet?

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