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

2. In "Nocturnal Statutes," what does reality differ from?
(a) Dreams.
(b) Love.
(c) Death.
(d) School.

3. In lines 4-8 of "Tang," who does the poet describe?
(a) Philosophers.
(b) Politicians.
(c) Teachers.
(d) Musicians.

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

5. What rules does the poet say exist for human creativity in "Nocturnal Statutes"?
(a) Work hard.
(b) Avoid copying someone else's work.
(c) No rules exist.
(d) You can't hurt others.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Leaning into the Afternoons," what does the poet cast sad nets toward?

2. What does the poet compare dreaming to in "Nocturnal Collection"?

3. How does the poet describe the guitar in "Tang"?

4. What does the poet consider in "Sonata and Destructions"?

5. What does the poet compare his lover to in "I Have Gone Marking"?

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