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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Hafiz describes a change in a person that occurs when they are ready to surrender to God in the poem "My _____ So Soft".
(a) Clothes.
(b) Skin.
(c) Hair.
(d) Eyes.

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

3. Chapter 21 opens with an invitation from God to dance in the poem "The God Who Only Knows ______ Words".
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Ten.
(d) Four.

4. In Chapter 22 the first poem called "Stay With Us" the fellowship is defined by those who have shed _____.
(a) Guilt.
(b) Corruption.
(c) Blame.
(d) Hate.

5. Hafiz discusses the experience of falling out of trust with God and then moving towards trusting again in the poem "A Still ____".
(a) Tree.
(b) Pool.
(c) Cup.
(d) Mind.

6. Hafiz contrasts his own humility with the wild majesty of his Message in the poem "This Talking _____".
(a) Stick.
(b) Rag.
(c) Bin.
(d) Bucket.

7. In the poem "_____Hear Watchdogs" Hafiz describes the idea that true believers don't feel they have to trick God into blessing them.
(a) Poets.
(b) Theives.
(c) Lovers.
(d) B urglars.

8. The relationship between teacher and ______ is so intimate that it feels like a marriage is the subject of the poem "I Want Both of Us".
(a) Servant.
(b) Student.
(c) Prodigy.
(d) Slave.

9. The poem "It Will Stretch Out Its Leg" compares poetry to a man ______ someone to make them stop and listen.
(a) Tripping.
(b) Pushing.
(c) Kicking.
(d) Yelling at.

10. In the poem "Out of God's _____" Hafiz uses imagery from nature to describe himself as a carrier of God's blessings.
(a) Glove.
(b) Coat.
(c) Hat.
(d) Shoe.

11. In "The ________ Girl," Hafiz realizes he needs to leave his own sense of self behind when he is approaching God.
(a) Maid.
(b) Hatcheck.
(c) Ticket.
(d) Good.

12. The feverish pursuit of male dogs for female dogs in heat is used as the standard for people's pursuit of God in the poem "______ Love".
(a) Dog's.
(b) Fish's.
(c) Camel's.
(d) Cat's.

13. Hafiz comments on the commonality of a life of worship between humans and animals in the poem "The _____ and I Will Chat".
(a) Cat.
(b) Goat.
(c) Fish.
(d) Camel.

14. Who is getting ready for a cosmic celebration in "Then Winks" by Hafiz?
(a) Hafiz.
(b) Snake.
(c) Cockroach.
(d) Rabbit.

15. What does Hafiz encourage people to let go of when he is writing his poem, "Find a Better Job"?
(a) Peace.
(b) Stability.
(c) Money.
(d) Worry.

Short Answer Questions

1. The poem "A ____ in Each Act and Creature" describes the life-giving and earth-beautifying of the sun as an expression of divine affection.

2. Humanity is a fish on a _________ when it is separated from God, according to the final poem of the section by Hafiz.

3. The beauty of _________ makes believers expect to hear the voice of God in "Reaching Toward the Millet Fields."

4. In the poem "Scratching my Back" Hafiz describes himself as a _____ scratching his back on the moon.

5. In the poem "Why not be polite" Hafiz invites everyone to listen to those around them as if ____ were speaking through them.

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