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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19-22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Hafiz sometimes includes himself in his poems in the _______ person as a way of signing them.
(a) Second.
(b) Third.
(c) First.
(d) Fourth.

2. Humanity is a fish on a _________ when it is separated from God, according to the final poem of the section by Hafiz.
(a) Camel.
(b) Flute.
(c) Horse.
(d) Tuba.

3. The poem "Looking for a Good Fish" uses the metaphor of shopping in the wrong markets and following _____ into deserts.
(a) Footprints.
(b) Dumb Animals.
(c) Camels.
(d) Water Buffalo.

4. Hafiz uses the metaphorical activity of _______ in the poem "I am Full of Love Tonight" in which God is the lover and humans are the beloved.
(a) Walking.
(b) Sailing.
(c) Horseback Riding.
(d) Holding hands.

5. "The Tender Mouth" speaks of offering one's ___________ to Earth after death, as Hafiz describes it.
(a) Soul.
(b) Book.
(c) Body.
(d) Spirit.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter 9 opens with the poem "The Prettiest ______" in which human beings are compared to dumb herding animals.

2. Hafiz uses the imagery of drinking God's greatness and the discontentment that come from comparison breaking the wine glass in the poem "Why Aren't We All Screaming _____".

3. Hafiz deals with the issue of men listening to their worst selves in the poem "______ Deals".

4. Hafiz discusses the experience of falling out of trust with God and then moving towards trusting again in the poem "A Still ____".

5. In the poem "I Have Learned so Much", Hafiz suggests that he is so _______ and freed that he can't even identify with a particular sex anymore.

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