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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 "Barcarole," who does the poet say won't listen to him?
(a) A snake.
(b) A woman.
(c) A bird.
(d) God.

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

3. What flows like a tide in "I'm Explaining a Few Things"?
(a) The rivers in France.
(b) The blood of Spain.
(c) His sould.
(d) Warring soldiers.

4. Why is the poet angry in the beginning of "Waltz"?
(a) Because he lost his job.
(b) Because he has been left by a woman.
(c) Because he feels like he is in a rut.
(d) Because he was robbed.

5. At the end of "Pact (Sonata)," what does the poet ask?
(a) For the woman to fix his heart.
(b) For the woman to leave him alone.
(c) For the woman to remain with him.
(d) For the woman to move with him.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does harvest occur in "Being Born in the Woods"?

2. What does "Weak with the Dawn" question?

3. What does the poet compare dreaming to in "Nocturnal Collection"?

4. In the beginning of "The Great Ocean," what does the poet ask of Ocean?

5. What leads to Magellan's end in "The Magellan Heart"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Great Plumed God do in "A Soldier Sleeps"?

2. How does the poet end "Antarctic"?

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

4. How does the poet connect the woman in "Body of a Woman" to nature?

5. In "Absence of Joaquin," what does the poet wonder about his own life?

6. In "Serenade," how is night described?

7. How does the poet describe communism in "Bleak System"?

8. Why does the poet feel he is the witness in "Signifying Shadows"?

9. What role does the river play in "Battle of the Jarama River"?

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

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