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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Loneliness | Memory | The Long Day Called Thursday.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After recounting a sexual experience in "Furies and Sufferings," what does the poet do?
(a) End the poem.
(b) Ask questions.
(c) Start a new story.
(d) Curse.

2. In "Tides," what makes the poet's skeleton?
(a) Waves.
(b) Salt.
(c) Sun.
(d) Pain.

3. What does "Widower's Tango" resemble?
(a) A letter.
(b) A dialogue.
(c) A play.
(d) A short story.

4. In "The Sea," what is the essence of the sea?
(a) Wave and rock.
(b) Fear and love.
(c) Fire and cold.
(d) Life and death.

5. In "Death Alone," what does the poet first describe?
(a) Hospitals.
(b) Birth.
(c) Cemetaries.
(d) Funerals.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Rain," what are the Queen's hands compared to?

2. In "Oh Earth, Wait for Me," what does the poet say the earth's pure gift is?

3. In "They Come For the Islands," who witnesses the destruction of the island?

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

5. In "Poetry," how does the poet say poetry changed him?

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