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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color is evoked in the beginning of "Serenade"?
(a) White.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Red.
(d) Purple.

2. What emotion is detailed in the beginning of "Ars Poetica"?
(a) Love.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Rage.
(d) Fear.

3. At the end of "Tonight I can Write," how does the poet say he feels?
(a) Pleased.
(b) Entertained.
(c) Confused.
(d) Angry.

4. What are the "black days" in "Bleak System"?
(a) Death.
(b) A time of war.
(c) Being in love.
(d) When the poet was ill.

5. In "Signifying Shadows," what is the poet's calling?
(a) Observer.
(b) Helper.
(c) Singer.
(d) Counseler.

6. When describing things in "Autumn Returns," what does the poet focus on?
(a) Their colors.
(b) The way they smell.
(c) Their textures.
(d) The way they sound.

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

8. In "Waltz," what does the poet say to not expect to find?
(a) Justice from the government.
(b) Love as it is meant to be.
(c) War in times of peace.
(d) Him as he used to be.

9. In "Lone Gentleman," what does the poet call the people around him?
(a) Lost souls.
(b) Oysters.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Cows.

10. In "Nocturnal Statutes," what does reality differ from?
(a) School.
(b) Love.
(c) Dreams.
(d) Death.

11. In "Love, America (1400)," what does the poet say America has no word for?
(a) Pain.
(b) Thunder.
(c) Spain.
(d) War.

12. In lines 4-8 of "Tang," who does the poet describe?
(a) Politicians.
(b) Teachers.
(c) Musicians.
(d) Philosophers.

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

14. In "Rain," what are the Queen's hands compared to?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Water.
(c) Ships.
(d) Roots.

15. In "Burial in the East," what does the poet say happens to the corpses before burial?
(a) They are wrapped in white cloth.
(b) They are put in display in the public square.
(c) They are covered with flowers.
(d) They are marched around town.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Alliance (Sonata)," what time of day is it?

2. What does the poet say was lost in "Love, America (1400)"?

3. After recounting a sexual experience in "Furies and Sufferings," what does the poet do?

4. In "The Wave," what does the poet describe as being a flower?

5. In the beginning of "Entrance of the Rivers," what is the river called?

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