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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 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.

2. Hafiz asserts that he is an earth that will perish without the ______ of God's presence in the poem "That Does Perish".

3. In the poem "I _____ for you God" Hafiz praises the qualities that relationship with God cultivates in people.

4. "Lousy at ___________" is a poem about how God is a priceless jewel which is broken apart by man.

5. When Hafiz is so cleansed and finished by love, he becomes ___________ personified, ready to be consumed.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How is Hafiz described in "In Need of the Breath," according to this translation of Hafiz?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What does a poem in the book say Hafiz has used in order to become a lamp which needs no oil?

10. In "I Want Both of Us," which two relationships does Hafiz compare with each other, according to this translation of Hafiz?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Hafiz talks about God as though this were a person he knew in his daily life, like any other person.

Part 1: How do you feel about an author speaking of God in this way?

Part 2: Do you think that being this intimate with God is a good idea?

Part 3: Why do you think Hafiz feels he can talk about God in such a familiar way?

Essay Topic 2

Speaking the language of happiness is something that Hafiz encourages people to do.

Part 1: How can one speak the language of happiness in everyday life?

Part 2: Do you think that you speak the language of happiness? Why or why not?

Part 3: What is the consequence of speaking the language of happiness?

Essay Topic 3

Hafiz reminds people to remember that everything they do, say, and think is sacred.

Part 1: Do you think that everything you do, say, and think is sacred?

Part 2: Why do you think that Hafiz believes everything is sacred in the world?

Part 3: Could you make the case that some things in the world are not sacred?

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