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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Poet's Obligation | The Word | Ocean.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many sections does "The Magellan Heart" have?
(a) Six.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Eight.

2. In "We Are Many," who does the poet talk to when he calls for the fireman?
(a) A fireman's wife.
(b) An elderly man.
(c) An arsonist.
(d) A fireman.

3. What is Rapa Nui in "Rapa Nui"?
(a) An island.
(b) A group of natives.
(c) A book.
(d) A major city.

4. What does the poet compare his lover to in "I Have Gone Marking"?
(a) A car.
(b) A bird.
(c) A map.
(d) A book.

5. At the end of "Pact (Sonata)," what does the poet ask?
(a) For the woman to leave him alone.
(b) For the woman to move with him.
(c) For the woman to remain with him.
(d) For the woman to fix his heart.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does the poet immortalize himself in "Signifying Shadows"?

3. What do all the people in "Lone Gentleman" do in the first lines of the poem?

4. Where does God in "A Soldier Sleeps" say the soldier is from?

5. In "The Way into Wood," what does the poet say about apologies?

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