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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Battle of the Jarama River," who are the river's people?
(a) The Spanish.
(b) The Russians.
(c) The French.
(d) The English.

2. What does the poet compare his lover to in "I Have Gone Marking"?
(a) A map.
(b) A book.
(c) A car.
(d) A bird.

3. What is Rapa Nui in "Rapa Nui"?
(a) A major city.
(b) An island.
(c) A book.
(d) A group of natives.

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

5. In "The Wave," what does the poet describe as being a flower?
(a) The entire ocean.
(b) A man in a boat.
(c) The wave.
(d) A fish.

6. What makes the school of fish unique in "The Fish and the Drowned Man"?
(a) It is made up of many types of fish.
(b) It include men.
(c) It is very small.
(d) It is very large.

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

8. At the end of "Education of the Chieftain," what does the chief become?
(a) Worthy.
(b) Frightened.
(c) Rich.
(d) Injured.

9. Which is the father river in "Entrance of the Rivers"?
(a) Bio Bio.
(b) Orinoco.
(c) Amazon.
(d) Tequendama.

10. How many parts does the poet break "The Heights of Macchu Picchu" into?
(a) 10.
(b) 11.
(c) 13.
(d) 12.

11. What leads to Magellan's end in "The Magellan Heart"?
(a) A woman.
(b) His own discoveries.
(c) A mysterious illness.
(d) An angry group of natives.

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

13. In the beginning of "Entrance of the Rivers," what is the river called?
(a) A curer of disease.
(b) A giver of life.
(c) A home for people.
(d) A wave to ride.

14. How does the poet describe the guitar in "Tang"?
(a) Broken but valuable.
(b) Empty but full.
(c) Loud but weak.
(d) Silent but powerful.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Ships," what type of ships are described as being the worst?

2. What type of flower is the sudden flower in "The Poet"?

3. In "The Way Spain Was," what does the poet say has affected Spain?

4. According to the poet when was gold pure in "Gold"?

5. In stanza 4 of "Battle of the Jarama River," what is said about the river?

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