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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. In "Absence of Joaquin," what defines the friend?
(a) His wife.
(b) His death.
(c) His money.
(d) His education.

2. In "Waltz," what does the poet say to not expect to find?
(a) Justice from the government.
(b) War in times of peace.
(c) Love as it is meant to be.
(d) Him as he used to be.

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

4. Which is the father river in "Entrance of the Rivers"?
(a) Amazon.
(b) Orinoco.
(c) Tequendama.
(d) Bio Bio.

5. What does "Widower's Tango" resemble?
(a) A letter.
(b) A short story.
(c) A play.
(d) A dialogue.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Signifying Shadows," what is the poet's calling?

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

3. What does the poet relate the woman's body to in "Body of a Woman"?

4. Why is it difficult to see in "Thinking, Tangling Shadows"?

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

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