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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. What warms the poet in "The Pension on the Calle Maruri"?
(a) Children.
(b) Love.
(c) A sunny day.
(d) Soup.

2. In "The Pueblo," where does the poet say this man should go?
(a) The United States.
(b) Heaven.
(c) Hell.
(d) Asia.

3. At the end of "Loneliness," what does Pablo Neruda say about himself?
(a) He will never be the same again.
(b) He may be alone for the rest of his life.
(c) He knows he is loved.
(d) He can't keep doing the same thing.

4. How are riders described in "Dream Horses"?
(a) As being leaders.
(b) As being women.
(c) As being in trouble.
(d) As being a burden.

5. In "Leaning into the Afternoons," what does the poet say he resembles when he loves?
(a) A moon.
(b) Stars.
(c) Clouds.
(d) The sun.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "In Spite of Wrath," the light comes in spite of what?

3. What is the house in "House"?

4. Why does the poet say he wrote "I'm Explaining a Few Things"?

5. What does the watch cut down in "Ode to a Watch at Night"?

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