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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Marine Night | Wine | Ode to a Fallen Chestnut | Ode to the Book.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Rapa Nui in "Rapa Nui"?
(a) A group of natives.
(b) A book.
(c) An island.
(d) A major city.

2. In "Battle of the Jarama River," who are the river's people?
(a) The French.
(b) The Spanish.
(c) The English.
(d) The Russians.

3. What does the poet compare dreaming to in "Nocturnal Collection"?
(a) Birth.
(b) Death.
(c) Marriage.
(d) Love.

4. What does the poet say about mistakes in "Ode to the Book"?
(a) That they are necessary.
(b) That they are foolish.
(c) That they are funny.
(d) That they are for women.

5. What makes the school of fish unique in "The Fish and the Drowned Man"?
(a) It is very small.
(b) It is made up of many types of fish.
(c) It is very large.
(d) It include men.

Short Answer Questions

1. What flows like a tide in "I'm Explaining a Few Things"?

2. At the end of "Barcarole," who does the poet say won't listen to him?

3. In "The Way Spain Was," what does the poet say has affected Spain?

4. In "Barcarole," what is the red arrow?

5. In "The Marine Night," what does the poet want to burn with?

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