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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 the poet ask in the beginning of "Autumn Testament"?

2. In the second half of "Past," what does the poet say about people?

3. In "The Fisherman," where is the fisherman attacking fish?

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

5. What warms the poet in "The Pension on the Calle Maruri"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does the poet react to the many gods in "Religion in the East"?

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

6. In "Autumn Testament,"what are some of the directions Pablo Neruda gives?

7. What happens to the fisherman in "The Fisherman"?

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

9. How are the nude's shoulders described in "Ode to a Beautiful Nude"?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Pablo Neruda use description to convey tone in his poetry?

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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