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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. In "Being Born in the Woods," what is born again?
(a) The rain.
(b) A seed.
(c) A bird.
(d) The poet.

2. What is ruined at the end of "There's No Forgetting"?
(a) A river.
(b) A tree.
(c) A mountain.
(d) A field.

3. When describing things in "Autumn Returns," what does the poet focus on?
(a) The way they sound.
(b) The way they smell.
(c) Their colors.
(d) Their textures.

4. Why are the oxen red in "Bleak System"?
(a) They have been painted.
(b) They are newborns.
(c) The poet is hallucinating.
(d) They are bloody.

5. How does the poet immortalize himself in "Signifying Shadows"?
(a) Through writing.
(b) He says he can't immortalize himself.
(c) By taking pictures of himself.
(d) Through prayer.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Antarctica called in "Antarctic"?

3. In "Nocturnal Statutes," what does reality differ from?

4. What type of flower is the sudden flower in "The Poet"?

5. In the beginning of "Ode with a Lament," what does the poet say the woman is ready for?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the poet end "Antarctic"?

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

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

4. Why does the poet talk about fabric in "Weak with the Dawn"?

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

6. In "Waltz," what does the poet say about himself?

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

8. In "Love, American (1400)," what does the poet say remains?

9. What does the poet say about rules in "Nocturnal Statutes"?

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

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