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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 "Unity," what does the poet say humans share a unity with?
(a) Music.
(b) Each other.
(c) Animals.
(d) The world.

2. In "Waltz," what does the poet say to not expect to find?
(a) War in times of peace.
(b) Love as it is meant to be.
(c) Him as he used to be.
(d) Justice from the government.

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

4. At the end of "The Builders of Statues," what does the poet consider?
(a) If the statues built themselves.
(b) If the statues will exist after he dies.
(c) If he can build a statue.
(d) If the statues are a hallucination.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What leads to Magellan's end in "The Magellan Heart"?

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

3. In "The Ships," what type of ships are described as being the worst?

4. What does the creature play with in "Every Day you Play"?

5. At the end of "Tonight I can Write," how does the poet say he feels?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What does the poet say about gold in "Gold"?

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