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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Ode to a Beautiful Nude | And How Long? | Fable of the Mermaid and the Drunks | Fear.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the beginning of "The Ships," what do the ships carry?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Goods.
(c) People.
(d) Weapons.

2. How many parts does the poet break "The Heights of Macchu Picchu" into?
(a) 11.
(b) 10.
(c) 13.
(d) 12.

3. At the end of "The Brutalized Birds," what does the man do?
(a) Shoots a bird.
(b) Sell the birds' eggs.
(c) Builds the birds a new nest.
(d) Puts the birds in a cage.

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

5. What is ruined at the end of "There's No Forgetting"?
(a) A mountain.
(b) A field.
(c) A tree.
(d) A river.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How does the poet feel about the prostitute in "The Night of the Soldier"?

4. In "Leaning into the Afternoons," what does the poet say he resembles when he loves?

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

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