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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pact (Sonata) | Waltz | Brussels | Being Born in the Woods.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Being Born in the Woods," what is born again?
(a) The rain.
(b) A seed.
(c) A bird.
(d) The poet.

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

3. When does harvest occur in "Being Born in the Woods"?
(a) September.
(b) October.
(c) August.
(d) July.

4. Why are the oxen red in "Bleak System"?
(a) They have been painted.
(b) The poet is hallucinating.
(c) They are bloody.
(d) They are newborns.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of "Tonight I can Write," how does the poet say he feels?

2. In "Absence of Joaquin," what defines the friend?

3. Why is the poet angry in the beginning of "Waltz"?

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

5. In the last ten lines of "Death Alone," what object does the poet connect to death?

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