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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. The beauty of _________ makes believers expect to hear the voice of God in "Reaching Toward the Millet Fields."

2. Hafiz describes a change in a person that occurs when they are ready to surrender to God in the poem "My _____ So Soft".

3. Hafiz describes the pain of seeing a decrease in love or understanding in the world in the poem "The ____ is Right".

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In "I Want Both of Us," which two relationships does Hafiz compare with each other, 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. What is the warning to the reader in "A Hard Decree" according to this translation of Hafiz?

4. What is the surrender to which Hafiz refers in "The Clay Bowl's Destiny"?

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

6. What is supposed to happen to all of creation, according to "Reverence," in this section of Hafiz's poems?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Hafiz points out that man can become preoccupied by ideas that are not important.

Part 1: Do you feel you can become distracted by things which are not important?

Part 2: Why do you think the men are so easily distracted by these unimportant thoughts?

Part 3: Do you think it's possible to completely avoid unimportant thoughts?

Essay Topic 2

In one poem, Hafiz warns the reader about not finding joy in work and then being swallowed up by the world.

Part 1: Do you think it's always possible to find joy in work?

Part 2: How do you think a person might find joy in something they don't necessarily want to do?

Part 3: Why do you think it's important to find joy in one's life and in one's work?

Essay Topic 3

Many people have used Hafiz's poetry not only for enjoyment, but also for advice for their lives. To some, this is strange.

Part 1: Why do you think people believed that Hafiz's poetry was good for helping with problems?

Part 2: Would you ever use poetry to make a decision about your life?

Part 3: How do you think poetry might help a person who doesn't know what to do about a problem?

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