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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. Who does the poet address in "Poet's Obligation"?
(a) People in jail.
(b) Agents of God.
(c) Women at home with their children.
(d) People not listening to the sea.

2. How does the poet describe the dawn in "The Night in Isla Negra"?
(a) Bloodstained.
(b) Lengthy.
(c) Freeing.
(d) Ripped apart.

3. In "Oh Earth, Wait for Me," where does the poet seek to return?
(a) The moon.
(b) The stars.
(c) The sun.
(d) To earth.

4. What does the poet say he used to be called in "Fiesta's End"?
(a) Mister.
(b) Friend.
(c) Pablo.
(d) Father.

5. Who does the poet describe in "The Pueblo"?
(a) The warriors.
(b) The children.
(c) The government.
(d) The working man.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the poet say to the marine night in "The Marine Night"?

2. What is listed in "The Names"?

3. How does the poet know the people he visits in "The Unknown One"?

4. What does the poet say the chestnut looks like in "Ode to a Fallen Chestnut"?

5. What does the poet like to see the flag do in "The Flag"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the poet say he will be like when he returns after death in "I will Come Back"?

3. What story is retold in "Furious Struggle Between Seamen and an Octopus of Colossal Size"?

4. How is the ship in "Leviathan" described?

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

6. What is the atmosphere of the setting in "The Pension on the Calle Maruri"?

7. What does "The Pueblo" reveal about Pablo Neruda's feelings toward communism?

8. How does Pablo Neruda describe his flag in "The Flag"?

9. In "Fable of the Mermaid and the Drunks," what does the mermaid seem to represent?

10. What does the tomato do in "Ode to the Tomato"?

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