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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 describe the dawn in "The Night in Isla Negra"?

2. In "I will come Back," where does the poet say to look for him?

3. In "Religion in the East," what makes the poet question religion?

4. In "The Pueblo," where does the poet say this man should go?

5. How doe the poet say he discovered the story of "Furious Struggle Between Seamen and an Octopus of Colossal Size"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does "The Pueblo" reveal about Pablo Neruda's feelings toward communism?

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

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

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

6. What does the tomato do in "Ode to the Tomato"?

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

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

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

10. In "Ode to a Book," what lessons does the poet try to convey?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Pablo Neruda's use of personification. How does his personification of nature compare to other examples of the technique?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast two poems about water.

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