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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Haifz uses his crush on a girl to symbolize his affection for God in the poem, "What the ______".

2. Hafiz uses agricultural images to express the idea that humans are God's precious crop in the poem "His Winter _____".

3. In the poem "_____ God" Hafiz uses the imagery of a concert in the heavens and the tedious work of breaking God apart.

4. Hafiz uses the image of all creation applauding in the warm gaze of God in the poem "Life Starts ______".

5. Hafiz deals with the issue of men listening to their worst selves in the poem "______ Deals".

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the main metaphor which is being used when Hafiz writes, "Looking for a Good Fish"?

2. In "The Sad Game," what is the imagery which is being used to describe the theft done by guilt?

3. What is the symbolism used to describe God in "Lifts Beyond Conception,"according to this translation of Hafiz?

4. What is the shame of which Hafiz speaks in "Why Just Ask the Donkey"?

5. What is the imagery that Hafiz uses in the poem, "Someone Untied Your Camel"?

6. What is the message Hafiz tries to tell the reader in "Really Just a Tambourine," according to this translation of Hafiz?

7. What does Hafiz send with the animals in order to spy on God in "The Ear that was Sold to a Fish"?

8. In "God's Bucket," what does the symbolism of the roaring ocean seem to say, according to this translation of Hafiz?

9. In "When the Violin," what does Hafiz mean to use the violin imagery to symbolize in the poem?

10. In "I Rain," to what is Hafiz's poetry compared within the actions of nature and weather?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Hafiz uses a poem to describe the idea of burning something away which is destructive.

Part 1: Do you think that burning something away is always destructive?

Part 2: How do you feel about the idea of destroying something else?

Part 3: What do you think happens when a person burns away things in their life which do not serve them?

Essay Topic 2

Hafiz compares the relationship of believing friends to that of married people, showing that belief creates connectedness.

Part 1: How do you think feeling connected to God might help a person's life?

Part 2: Do you think that being married implies that people are connected?

Part 3: Why do you think that connectedness is important in life, however you might define it?

Essay Topic 3

Hafiz talks about his rejoicing causes him to be overwhelmed by God in his life, bursting with energy.

Part 1: What do you think Hafiz means by his rejoicing making him fall out of the windows of his teacher's house?

Part 2: Do you think that spiritual ecstasy is normal or to be expected?

Part 3: Why do you think Hafiz is so overwhelmed by the teachings of his teacher?

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