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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. At the end of "The Brutalized Birds," what does the man do?

2. In "Ode to Cesar Vallejo," what does the poet compare Cesar Vallejo's face to?

3. What does the poet say about the sea at the end of "The Sea"?

4. At the end of "Fiesta's End," what does the poet declare?

5. In "Tides," what do the waves do to the poet?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is described in "Fiesta's End"?

4. In "The Word," what influences on language does the poet describe?

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

6. What story is retold in "Furious Struggle Between Seamen and an Octopus of Colossal Size"?

7. How does the poet feel while describing the burial in "Ode to the Yellow Bird"?

8. What does Pablo Neruda say about the common man in "The Unknown One"?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the length of Pablo Neruda's poems affect their messages?

Essay Topic 2

How does the poet use line breaks and enjambments in this collection of poetry? What makes these effective or ineffective?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast two poems about water.

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