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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through In Spite of Wrath | Education of the Chieftain | Gold | The Poet.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the poet when was gold pure in "Gold"?
(a) Never.
(b) When it was discovered by man.
(c) When it was in the earth.
(d) When it was found on women.

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

3. In "They Come For the Islands," who witnesses the destruction of the island?
(a) The children.
(b) The gods.
(c) The soldiers.
(d) The women.

4. In "In Spite of Wrath," what is built after the holocaust?
(a) Universities.
(b) Bridges.
(c) Towers.
(d) Statues.

5. In "Leaning into the Afternoons," what does the poet say he resembles when he loves?
(a) Clouds.
(b) A moon.
(c) The sun.
(d) Stars.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What flows like a tide in "I'm Explaining a Few Things"?

3. What does "Widower's Tango" resemble?

4. In "Ode with a Lament," when does the poet realize he is too old for the woman?

5. In "In Spite of Wrath," the light comes in spite of what?

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