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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. After recounting a sexual experience in "Furies and Sufferings," what does the poet do?
(a) Ask questions.
(b) Start a new story.
(c) End the poem.
(d) Curse.

2. In the beginning of "The Great Ocean," what does the poet ask of Ocean?
(a) Love.
(b) Life.
(c) Power.
(d) Fruit.

3. What does the poet see in the ocean in "Oceanic South"?
(a) A shipwreck.
(b) A lonely island.
(c) A school of fish.
(d) A ray of light.

4. In "In Spite of Wrath," what is built after the holocaust?
(a) Towers.
(b) Statues.
(c) Bridges.
(d) Universities.

5. In "Leaning into the Afternoons," what does the poet say he resembles when he loves?
(a) Stars.
(b) The sun.
(c) A moon.
(d) Clouds.

Short Answer Questions

1. When describing things in "Autumn Returns," what does the poet focus on?

2. In "Rain," what are the Queen's hands compared to?

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

4. How is Marisol described in "Every Day you Play"?

5. When does harvest occur in "Being Born in the Woods"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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