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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. In "Oceanic South," what does the poet have left?
(a) His love.
(b) His imagination.
(c) His writing.
(d) His friends.

2. What does the poet see in the ocean in "Oceanic South"?
(a) A shipwreck.
(b) A lonely island.
(c) A ray of light.
(d) A school of fish.

3. In "Nocturnal Collection," what does the poet say he conquered?
(a) Fear.
(b) Dreams.
(c) Love.
(d) Women.

4. In "Barcarole," what is the red arrow?
(a) Love.
(b) Hateful talk.
(c) A tongue.
(d) A sword.

5. In "Absence of Joaquin," what defines the friend?
(a) His death.
(b) His money.
(c) His education.
(d) His wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is evoked in the beginning of "Serenade"?

2. What is Rapa Nui in "Rapa Nui"?

3. In "Death Alone," what does the poet first describe?

4. Why does the poet say he wrote "I'm Explaining a Few Things"?

5. In the beginning of "The Great Ocean," what does the poet ask of Ocean?

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