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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of "Education of the Chieftain," what does the chief become?
(a) Rich.
(b) Worthy.
(c) Frightened.
(d) Injured.

2. How does Almagro conquer the land in "Discoverers of Chile"?
(a) With faith.
(b) With steel.
(c) With men.
(d) With fire.

3. At the end of "Dream Horses," what does the poet wish for?
(a) To trade dreams with someone else.
(b) To live dreams.
(c) To record his dreams.
(d) To stop having dreams.

4. How many sections does "The Magellan Heart" have?
(a) Six.
(b) Eight.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

5. In "The Way Spain Was," what does the poet say has affected Spain?
(a) An attack from the outside.
(b) A controlling leader.
(c) A lapse in art.
(d) A false god.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the bells in "Autumn Returns" mean?

2. According to the poet when was gold pure in "Gold"?

3. In "Lone Gentleman," what does the poet call the people around him?

4. How is Marisol described in "Every Day you Play"?

5. What is Rapa Nui in "Rapa Nui"?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "I'm Explaining a Few Things," what answer does the poet give for why he no longer writes love poems?

2. What happens to the people of the island in "They Come For the Islands"?

3. What happens to the unmanned ships in "The Ships"?

4. How does the poet use the image of a seed in "Being Born in the Woods"?

5. What is the funeral like in "Burial in the East"?

6. What does the poet say about gold in "Gold"?

7. In "The Way into Wood," how does Pablo Neruda describe nature?

8. In "Ode with a Lament," what problem does the poet face regarding the woman?

9. At the end of "The Heights of Macchu Picchu," what does the poet see?

10. What do the shadows do to the poet in "Thinking, Tangling Shadows"?

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