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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Bleak System | Sonata and Destructions | The Night of the Soldier | Nocturnal Statutes.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Tonight I can Write," what does the poet say he could write?
(a) The truth.
(b) A novel.
(c) Sad lines.
(d) Nothing.

2. What does "Weak with the Dawn" question?
(a) War.
(b) Politics.
(c) Religion.
(d) Marriage.

3. At the end of "Dream Horses," what does the poet wish for?
(a) To live dreams.
(b) To trade dreams with someone else.
(c) To record his dreams.
(d) To stop having dreams.

4. How are riders described in "Dream Horses"?
(a) As being leaders.
(b) As being women.
(c) As being a burden.
(d) As being in trouble.

5. How does the poet describe the guitar in "Tang"?
(a) Broken but valuable.
(b) Silent but powerful.
(c) Loud but weak.
(d) Empty but full.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Unity," what does the poet say humans share a unity with?

2. In "Nocturnal Collection," what does the poet say he conquered?

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

4. How is Marisol described in "Every Day you Play"?

5. In "Leaning into the Afternoons," what does the poet say he resembles when he loves?

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