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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 "We Are Many," who does the poet talk to when he calls for the fireman?
(a) An arsonist.
(b) A fireman.
(c) A fireman's wife.
(d) An elderly man.

2. At the end of "Loneliness," what does Pablo Neruda say about himself?
(a) He may be alone for the rest of his life.
(b) He knows he is loved.
(c) He will never be the same again.
(d) He can't keep doing the same thing.

3. What does the poet say about his friend's face in the rock in "The Portrait in the Rock"?
(a) That it is cracked.
(b) That it resembles his own youth.
(c) That it is his own country.
(d) That it is too permanent.

4. In "We Are Many," why can't the poet decide who he is?
(a) He never looks in mirrors.
(b) He feels different every day.
(c) He has many voices.
(d) He lets women decide who he is.

5. In "Religion in the East," what type of man does the poet say created religion?
(a) A feeble man.
(b) A smart man.
(c) A crazy man.
(d) A devoted man.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the poet say will happen if people stop naming in "Too Many Names"?

2. What color is the flag in "The Flag"?

3. In "Ocean," what does the salt do?

4. Where is the pearl in "The Long Day Called Thursday"?

5. Why do the clothes in "Ode to Clothes" wait?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does the poet describe his home in "Lazybones"?

4. How does Pablo Neruda feel about the sea in "The Sea"?

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

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

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

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

9. How are the nude's shoulders described in "Ode to a Beautiful Nude"?

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

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