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

2. 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) Sweetly.
(b) Generously.
(c) Softly.
(d) Harshly.

3. "An Invisible Pile of __________" is how Hafiz knows that God is real, according to the poem.
(a) Lies.
(b) Wood.
(c) Stones.
(d) Clay.

4. Hafiz believes that he is merely "A Hole in a __________" that God plays when he is writing and living his life.
(a) Reed.
(b) Tuba.
(c) Stone.
(d) Flute.

5. In the poem "I _____ for you God" Hafiz praises the qualities that relationship with God cultivates in people.
(a) Write.
(b) Vote.
(c) Care.
(d) Sing.

Short Answer Questions

1. The poem "It Will Stretch Out Its Leg" compares poetry to a man ______ someone to make them stop and listen.

2. "Spiced __________" describes the kind of sustenance that Hafiz offers in his poetry.

3. The poem "____ You to My Body" describes Hafiz's desire to keep his students close and teach them all the time.

4. "_______" is a poem which describes the source of real poetry, according to Hafiz's perspective on life and writing.

5. When Hafiz is so cleansed and finished by love, he becomes ___________ personified, ready to be consumed.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the warning to the reader in "A Hard Decree" according to this translation of Hafiz?

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

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

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

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

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

7. What does "What Should We Do About the Moon?" describe to the reader, from Hafiz's point of view?

8. How are communing worshipers described in "When You Wake," according to this translation of Hafiz?

9. Who does Hafiz seek to comfort in the poem, "You Were Brave in that Holy War,"according to this translation of Hafiz?

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

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