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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Antarctica called in "Antarctic"?

2. At the end of "Dream Horses," what does the poet wish for?

3. In "Brussels," what does the poet say moves too quickly?

4. What emotion is detailed in the beginning of "Ars Poetica"?

5. In the last ten lines of "Death Alone," what object does the poet connect to death?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the poet describe in "Rapa Nui"?

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

3. At the end of "The Heights of Macchu Picchu," what does the poet see?

4. How does the poet describe communism in "Bleak System"?

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

6. What role does the river play in "Battle of the Jarama River"?

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

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

9. What happens to the people of the island in "They Come For the Islands"?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Consider the poems in which Pablo Neruda reveals the writing process. What role do these poems play? How do they relate to the major themes in Pablo Neruda's other works?

Essay Topic 2

How does the poet explore the idea of man vs. nature? What message about the natural world does this collection of poems reveal?

Essay Topic 3

How does the poet use symbolism in this collection? Consider the use of water, rocks, and earth as symbols.

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