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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 uses a misled fish to symbolize people experiencing the confusion of life in "Trying to Wear _____"
(a) Hats.
(b) Shirts.
(c) Pants.
(d) Gloves.

2. Hafiz suggests that he has become so close to God and cleansed of the pain and longing in the poem "The Lamp That Needs no _____".
(a) Oil.
(b) Heat.
(c) Polishing.
(d) Wick.

3. "Between Our Poles" is a poem which compares humanity's ability to display the characteristics of God to the _____________.
(a) Banks of a river.
(b) Clouds.
(c) Bible.
(d) Art pieces in a museum.

4. The first poem in Chapter 14 is called "A ____ For Your Head" in which Hafiz offers comfort to those exhausted by their trying to exist separate from God.
(a) Pillow.
(b) Cushion.
(c) Blanket.
(d) Lap.

5. Hafiz speaks to that moment one can sit in the pain of longing and listen intently to God in the poem "When you can _____".
(a) Love.
(b) Hear.
(c) Listen.
(d) Endure.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hafiz likes to explore the realities of ________ with God when he writes poetry.

2. A poem is an ornery __________ which begs to be heard, according to the writing of Hafiz.

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

4. The poem "Covers Her Face with Both Hands" describes how the ______ responds to people who refuse to act with kindness.

5. "An Invisible Pile of __________" is how Hafiz knows that God is real, according to the poem.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Why is Hafiz grateful that his teacher's house only had one floor, according to this translation of Hafiz?

7. What is so important for the reader to learn from the poem, "Stay Close to the Sounds"?

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

9. What happens within the poem and story in "Bring the Man to Me," according to this translation of Hafiz?

10. How is a poem described in "Sometimes I Say to a Poem" according to this translation of Hafiz?

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