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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 does "Weak with the Dawn" question?

2. In "The Way into Wood," what does the poet say about apologies?

3. When does harvest occur in "Being Born in the Woods"?

4. In "Absence of Joaquin," what defines the friend?

5. What does the chief in "Education of the Chieftain" make himself?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the poet end "Antarctic"?

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

3. Why does the poet feel he is the witness in "Signifying Shadows"?

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

5. What does the poet say about gold in "Gold"?

6. What is the funeral like in "Burial in the East"?

7. How does the poet describe unity in "Unity"?

8. In "Love, American (1400)," what does the poet say remains?

9. In "I'm Explaining a Few Things," what answer does the poet give for why he no longer writes love poems?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Pablo Neruda include odes in this collection? What is their role? What makes them unique?

Essay Topic 2

How is war a theme in this collection of poetry?

Essay Topic 3

What role does colonization play in Pablo Neruda's poetry?

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