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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. What season is it in "Ode to the Tomato"?
(a) Fall.
(b) Spring.
(c) Summer.
(d) Winter.

2. In "Signifying Shadows," what is the poet's calling?
(a) Singer.
(b) Observer.
(c) Counseler.
(d) Helper.

3. In "Body of a Woman," what does the poet say he will persist in?
(a) The truth.
(b) Bodily pain.
(c) His faith.
(d) Her grace.

4. What keeps the figurehead with the men at the end of the poem in "To a Ship's Figurehead"?
(a) The pieces that broke off of her.
(b) Paintings of her.
(c) Her history.
(d) Her beauty.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Unity," what does the poet say humans share a unity with?

2. In the beginning of "The Ships," what do the ships carry?

3. What is Rapa Nui in "Rapa Nui"?

4. What does the poet say the chestnut looks like in "Ode to a Fallen Chestnut"?

5. At the end of "Barcarole," who does the poet say won't listen to him?

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