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

2. Hafiz discusses the experience of falling out of trust with God and then moving towards trusting again in the poem "A Still ____".

3. In the poem "The Old _____", Hafiz suggests that people regard each other with the gentle care the instrumentalist gives to his instruments.

4. "Between Our Poles" is a poem which compares humanity's ability to display the characteristics of God to the _____________.

5. The feverish pursuit of male dogs for female dogs in heat is used as the standard for people's pursuit of God in the poem "______ Love".

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What happens to Hafiz in the poem, "Cupping My Hands Like a Mountain Valley"?

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

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

8. What are supposed to be left at the door in "The Hatcheck Girl," 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. How are communing worshipers described in "When You Wake," according to this translation of Hafiz?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Over the course of time, Hafiz's words have be translated and retranslated, possibly losing their meaning in the process.

Part 1: Do you think it matters who the interpreter is, in relation to the content and the lessons of the book?

Part 2: Why do you think the lessons of the book are timeless and not affected by the translation?

Part 3: How do you think you could be assured that the words in the book were truly the words of Hafiz?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Hafiz encourages the reader to enjoy life while they can as life is short for those on earth right now.

Part 1: Why do you think it's so important to enjoy life?

Part 2: Do you feel that you make the most of your life? What else could you be doing?

Part 3: How do you think people waste their lives right now?

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