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

2. In "Tides," what do the waves do to the poet?
(a) Relax his soul.
(b) Take him away.
(c) Raise his voice.
(d) Build his power.

3. Why are the men coming to town in "Leviathan"?
(a) To take over the government.
(b) To document the local history.
(c) To build cities.
(d) To hunt whales.

4. What does the poet like to see the flag do in "The Flag"?
(a) Fly off the back of a boat.
(b) Hang on his wall.
(c) Be folded by the owner.
(d) Whip in the wind.

5. What does the poet say about forever in "And How Long?"
(a) Who knows what forever is.
(b) How long forever lasts.
(c) What it means to say forever.
(d) If he'll see forever.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "Ode to Laziness," what is freed from the spider's web?

3. How many lines long is "Ocean"?

4. In "Tides," what makes the poet's skeleton?

5. What does the poet say people must do to the past in "Past"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What message does the poet deliver about the albatross in "Not Alone the Albatross"?

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

3. In "Past," why does the poet suggest forgetting the past?

4. How does the speaker in "Wine" act?

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

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

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

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

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

10. How does the poet react to the many gods in "Religion in the East"?

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