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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 does the creature play with in "Every Day you Play"?
(a) Humans.
(b) The moon.
(c) Water.
(d) Light.

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

3. At the end of "Education of the Chieftain," what does the chief become?
(a) Injured.
(b) Frightened.
(c) Rich.
(d) Worthy.

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

5. In "The Way into Wood," what does the poet say about apologies?
(a) That they hurt more than help.
(b) That they mean nothing.
(c) That they are always late.
(d) That they should come only from men.

Short Answer Questions

1. In stanza 4 of "Battle of the Jarama River," what is said about the river?

2. What color is evoked in the beginning of "Serenade"?

3. At the end of "A Soldier Sleeps," what does God realize?

4. In "Absence of Joaquin," what defines the friend?

5. What is ruined at the end of "There's No Forgetting"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What happens to the people of the island in "They Come For the Islands"?

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