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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. What color is evoked in the beginning of "Serenade"?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Red.
(c) White.
(d) Purple.

2. In "Ah Vastness of Pines," what geographic feature does the poet describe in the first four lines?
(a) A plain.
(b) A mountain range.
(c) A river.
(d) An ocean.

3. Why does the poet say he wrote "I'm Explaining a Few Things"?
(a) To restart his writing career.
(b) To answer the readers' questions.
(c) To avoid being fired.
(d) To explain his politics.

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

5. In "Nocturnal Collection," what does the poet say he conquered?
(a) Dreams.
(b) Love.
(c) Fear.
(d) Women.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Way Spain Was," what does the poet say has affected Spain?

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

3. How does the poet immortalize himself in "Signifying Shadows"?

4. In "The Way into Wood," what does the poet say about apologies?

5. In "Barcarole," what is the red arrow?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In "Walking Around," how does the poet feel about walking?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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