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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. Who does the poet address in "Poet's Obligation"?
(a) People in jail.
(b) Agents of God.
(c) People not listening to the sea.
(d) Women at home with their children.

2. Why are the men coming to town in "Leviathan"?
(a) To hunt whales.
(b) To document the local history.
(c) To build cities.
(d) To take over the government.

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

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

5. What does the poet say will happen if people stop naming in "Too Many Names"?
(a) People will descend into chaos.
(b) Everything will be the same.
(c) God will return to give new names.
(d) Everything will blur together.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the creature play with in "Every Day you Play"?

2. What does the poet desire in "Bestiary"?

3. What leads to Magellan's end in "The Magellan Heart"?

4. In "Leaning into the Afternoons," what does the poet cast sad nets toward?

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

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