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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. How does the poet feel about the prostitute in "The Night of the Soldier"?

2. In "Death Alone," what does the poet first describe?

3. In "Body of a Woman," what does the poet say he will persist in?

4. In "Oceanic South," what does the poet have left?

5. What leads to Magellan's end in "The Magellan Heart"?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Walking Around," how does the poet feel about walking?

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

3. Why does the poet talk about fabric in "Weak with the Dawn"?

4. In "The Great Ocean," what does the poet say about nature?

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

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

7. How do the last three lines of "I Have Gone Marking" differ from the rest of the poem?

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

9. In "The Way into Wood," how does Pablo Neruda describe nature?

10. What happens to the unmanned ships in "The Ships"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What relationship does Pablo Neruda develop between men and god(s)?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Analyze the theme of loneliness in Pablo Neruda's poetry.

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