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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Hafiz is a __________ ready to be eaten in the poem, "Throw Me on a Scale" in this collection of poetry.
(a) Fish.
(b) Cow.
(c) Lobster.
(d) Chicken.

2. The poem "____ You to My Body" describes Hafiz's desire to keep his students close and teach them all the time.
(a) Bind.
(b) Embrace.
(c) Chain.
(d) Tie.

3. The beauty of _________ makes believers expect to hear the voice of God in "Reaching Toward the Millet Fields."
(a) Sunshine.
(b) God.
(c) Creation.
(d) Wine.

4. Hafiz suggests that sometimes God wearies of softly spoken love and he wants to shake his children by the shoulders in the poem called "Tired of Speaking _____".
(a) Harshly.
(b) Sweetly.
(c) Softly.
(d) Generously.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. "All Then You Are" is a poem which describes all of the manifestations of ________ all inspiring Hafiz to worship.

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

3. In the final poem of Chapter 8, Hafiz reiterates that the _____ moment is meant for worship in "Now is the Time".

4. Hafiz believes that he is merely "A Hole in a __________" that God plays when he is writing and living his life.

5. A person will be swallowed up by __________ if he does not find joyful work, according to Hafiz.

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Hafiz speaking to in the poem, "Becoming Human," according to this translation of Hafiz?

2. What is the reminder that Hafiz presents to the reader in "Now is the Time, " according to this translation of Hafiz?

3. In "I Want Both of Us," which two relationships does Hafiz compare with each other, according to this translation of Hafiz?

4. What does the title of "We Might Have to Medicate You" mean to the reader, according to this translation?

5. What are supposed to be left at the door in "The Hatcheck Girl," according to this translation of Hafiz?

6. What is the metaphor that Hafiz uses in "Turn Left a Thousand Feet from Here"?

7. Within "The Heart of Right, " Hafiz describes the rightness of mourning at what time?

8. What does Hafiz encourage the reader to do once they bail out from churches, according to this translation of Hafiz?

9. How is Hafiz described in "In Need of the Breath," according to this translation of Hafiz?

10. What does a poem in the book say Hafiz has used in order to become a lamp which needs no oil?

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