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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. When God's lute begs for a _________ hands, that when this person is able to be useful to God, according to Hafiz.
(a) Saint's.
(b) Mother's.
(c) Teacher's.
(d) Child's.

2. The first poem of Chapter 13 "______" suggests that everything in creation is part of God's body and so deserves to be revered.
(a) Humility.
(b) Grace.
(c) Reverence.
(d) Holiness.

3. "_______" is a poem which describes the source of real poetry, according to Hafiz's perspective on life and writing.
(a) Truth.
(b) No.
(c) Yes.
(d) Wow.

4. 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.

5. According to Hafiz, "The Intelligent Man" is the one who does not trust ___________ in his life.
(a) Churches.
(b) God.
(c) Women.
(d) Wealth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hafiz encourage people to let go of when he is writing his poem, "Find a Better Job"?

2. The poem "This _____" describes unity with God as a place from which one must invite others to join in.

3. Hafiz comments on the commonality of a life of worship between humans and animals in the poem "The _____ and I Will Chat".

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is creation described as in "Elephant Wandering" according to this translation of Hafiz?

3. How are communing worshipers described in "When You Wake," 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 happens within the poem and story in "Bring the Man to Me," according to this translation of Hafiz?

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

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

8. What is God symbolized as in "Lousy at Math," according to this translation of Hafiz?

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

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

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