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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 "Fear," what does the poet complain about?
(a) Never finding love.
(b) His lack of money.
(c) People telling him what to do.
(d) Being afraid of his future.

2. In "Barcarole," what is the red arrow?
(a) A sword.
(b) Hateful talk.
(c) A tongue.
(d) Love.

3. In "Rain," what does the poet say the shore loves?
(a) The island.
(b) Shells.
(c) The ocean.
(d) People.

4. What does the poet say is buried in the sand in "Rapa Nui"?
(a) The truth.
(b) Bodies.
(c) Feet.
(d) Money.

5. In "In Spite of Wrath," the light comes in spite of what?
(a) Men.
(b) Terror.
(c) Animals.
(d) Daggars.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After recounting a sexual experience in "Furies and Sufferings," what does the poet do?

3. In "Ode to a Watch at Night," what does the watch sound like?

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

5. What does the storm teach the weak in "Ode to the Storm"?

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