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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Death Alone | Barcarole | Oceanic South | Walking Around.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of "Tonight I can Write," how does the poet say he feels?
(a) Angry.
(b) Entertained.
(c) Pleased.
(d) Confused.

2. How does the poet immortalize himself in "Signifying Shadows"?
(a) Through prayer.
(b) He says he can't immortalize himself.
(c) By taking pictures of himself.
(d) Through writing.

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

4. Why is it difficult to see in "Thinking, Tangling Shadows"?
(a) Because of closed eyes.
(b) Because of the crowd.
(c) Because of a fog.
(d) Because of night time.

5. What do all the people in "Lone Gentleman" do in the first lines of the poem?
(a) Greet each other.
(b) Take a vacation.
(c) Drink wine.
(d) Fall in love.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the "black days" in "Bleak System"?

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

3. What question does the poet ask in "Absence of Joaquin"?

4. In lines 4-8 of "Tang," who does the poet describe?

5. In "Oceanic South," what does the poet have left?

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