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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. In "Fear," what does the poet complain about?

2. How does the poet know the people he visits in "The Unknown One"?

3. What does the poet say will happen if people stop naming in "Too Many Names"?

4. In "The Word," where does the poet say the word is born?

5. What does the poet say people must do to the past in "Past"?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Fable of the Mermaid and the Drunks," what does the mermaid seem to represent?

2. How is the ship in "Leviathan" described?

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

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

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

6. How does Pablo Neruda describe his flag in "The Flag"?

7. How does the poet describe his home in "Lazybones"?

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

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

10. What is the atmosphere of the setting in "The Pension on the Calle Maruri"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the theme of mortality in this collection of poetry. Trace the development of the theme regarding the chronology of the poems.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast two poems about water.

Essay Topic 3

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

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