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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. Where does the mermaid go after leaving the bar in "Fable of the Mermaid and the Drunks"?
(a) To one of the drunk's houses.
(b) Into the ocean.
(c) To another bar.
(d) Into the river.

2. In the beginning of "Wine," what does the speaker want to do?
(a) Party.
(b) Sleep.
(c) Sing.
(d) Pray.

3. Why does the poet say he will say nothing in "I will Come Back"?
(a) Because he is misunderstood.
(b) Because he won't have a mouth.
(c) Because he will have nothing to say.
(d) Because no one listens.

4. In "Ocean," what does the salt do?
(a) Get inside of cuts.
(b) Taint the water.
(c) Build rocks.
(d) Wash itself away.

5. In "Birdwatching Ode," what does the poet tell the birds to stay away from?
(a) Guns and cages.
(b) Men and children.
(c) Women and the sunset.
(d) Humans and preditors.

Short Answer Questions

1. What warms the poet in "The Pension on the Calle Maruri"?

2. In "Oh Earth, Wait for Me," what does the poet say the earth's pure gift is?

3. In "Ode to the Storm," what are the storm's eyes like?

4. What does the poet say about the sea at the end of "The Sea"?

5. What season is it in "Ode to the Tomato"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the poet reveal about the lion in "The Lion"?

2. Why does Pablo Neruda want to be pitied in "Memory"?

3. In "Oh Earth, Wait for Me," what gifts can the earth give?

4. In "Poet's Obligation,"what role does the poet play?

5. What does Pablo Neruda say about the common man in "The Unknown One"?

6. What happens to the fisherman in "The Fisherman"?

7. Why is Thursday so long in "The Long Day Called Thursday"?

8. In "The Word," what influences on language does the poet describe?

9. In "Ode to a Book," what lessons does the poet try to convey?

10. What is "Ode to Laziness" about in the poet's life?

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