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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Love, America (1400) | Some Beasts | Entrance of the Rivers | The Heights of Macchu Picchu.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. At the end of "Some Beasts," what do the animals wait for?
(a) A savior.
(b) Their prey.
(c) Their deaths.
(d) A flood.

3. What does the creature play with in "Every Day you Play"?
(a) Light.
(b) Water.
(c) Humans.
(d) The moon.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Body of a Woman," what does the poet say he will persist in?

2. What do the bells in "Autumn Returns" mean?

3. In "Battle of the Jarama River," who are the river's people?

4. In "Lone Gentleman," what does the poet call the people around him?

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

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