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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. At the end of "The Brutalized Birds," what does the man do?
(a) Shoots a bird.
(b) Puts the birds in a cage.
(c) Sell the birds' eggs.
(d) Builds the birds a new nest.

2. At the end of "Dream Horses," what does the poet wish for?
(a) To trade dreams with someone else.
(b) To stop having dreams.
(c) To live dreams.
(d) To record his dreams.

3. According to the poet when was gold pure in "Gold"?
(a) When it was discovered by man.
(b) When it was in the earth.
(c) When it was found on women.
(d) Never.

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

5. What does the poet say people must do to the past in "Past"?
(a) Relive it.
(b) Get rid of it.
(c) Learn from it.
(d) Honor it.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the poet consider in "Sonata and Destructions"?

3. Why is the poet angry in the beginning of "Waltz"?

4. In "The Marine Night," what does the poet want to burn with?

5. In "Signifying Shadows," what is the poet's calling?

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