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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 "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.

2. How are riders described in "Dream Horses"?
(a) As being women.
(b) As being leaders.
(c) As being in trouble.
(d) As being a burden.

3. In "Nocturnal Statutes," what does reality differ from?
(a) Dreams.
(b) Death.
(c) School.
(d) Love.

4. Why is it difficult to see in "Thinking, Tangling Shadows"?
(a) Because of closed eyes.
(b) Because of night time.
(c) Because of a fog.
(d) Because of the crowd.

5. In "They Come For the Islands," who witnesses the destruction of the island?
(a) The gods.
(b) The children.
(c) The women.
(d) The soldiers.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Burial in the East," what does the poet say happens to the corpses before burial?

2. What is Antarctica called in "Antarctic"?

3. In "Signifying Shadows," what is the poet's calling?

4. Why are the oxen red in "Bleak System"?

5. Where does God in "A Soldier Sleeps" say the soldier is from?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who is Lautaro in "Education of the Chieftain"?

4. What powers does the creature possess in "Every Day you Play"?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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