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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 makes the school of fish unique in "The Fish and the Drowned Man"?
(a) It is made up of many types of fish.
(b) It include men.
(c) It is very large.
(d) It is very small.

2. In "Brussels," what does the poet say moves too quickly?
(a) Technology.
(b) Trains.
(c) His faith.
(d) His life.

3. 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 was robbed.
(d) Because he feels like he is in a rut.

4. In "Tonight I can Write," what does the poet say he could write?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Sad lines.
(c) A novel.
(d) The truth.

5. What does the poet compare dreaming to in "Nocturnal Collection"?
(a) Birth.
(b) Death.
(c) Love.
(d) Marriage.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Nocturnal Collection," what does the poet say he conquered?

2. What does the poet say is buried in the sand in "Rapa Nui"?

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

4. Which is the father river in "Entrance of the Rivers"?

5. How does the poet feel about the prostitute in "The Night of the Soldier"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the poet end "Antarctic"?

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

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

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

6. What is unique about the river in "Death Alone"?

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

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

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

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

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