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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Brussels," what does the poet say moves too quickly?
(a) Technology.
(b) His life.
(c) Trains.
(d) His faith.

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

3. What flows like a tide in "I'm Explaining a Few Things"?
(a) Warring soldiers.
(b) The blood of Spain.
(c) His sould.
(d) The rivers in France.

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

5. What type of flower is the sudden flower in "The Poet"?
(a) A tulip.
(b) A rose.
(c) A lily.
(d) A carnation.

6. What does "Weak with the Dawn" question?
(a) Marriage.
(b) Politics.
(c) War.
(d) Religion.

7. What does the poet compare dreaming to in "Nocturnal Collection"?
(a) Marriage.
(b) Death.
(c) Love.
(d) Birth.

8. What does the poet say was lost in "Love, America (1400)"?
(a) Men.
(b) Money.
(c) Freedom.
(d) Culture.

9. In "Absence of Joaquin," what defines the friend?
(a) His education.
(b) His wife.
(c) His death.
(d) His money.

10. In "Ah Vastness of Pines," what geographic feature does the poet describe in the first four lines?
(a) An ocean.
(b) A plain.
(c) A mountain range.
(d) A river.

11. In the beginning of "The Great Ocean," what does the poet ask of Ocean?
(a) Life.
(b) Fruit.
(c) Power.
(d) Love.

12. In "Being Born in the Woods," what is born again?
(a) A bird.
(b) The rain.
(c) A seed.
(d) The poet.

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

14. What does the poet consider in "Sonata and Destructions"?
(a) His career.
(b) His death.
(c) His wealth.
(d) His birth.

15. In the beginning of "Ode with a Lament," what does the poet say the woman is ready for?
(a) To be held.
(b) To be broken.
(c) To be kissed.
(d) To be drank.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At the end of "The Builders of Statues," what does the poet consider?

3. How are riders described in "Dream Horses"?

4. How many parts does the poet break "The Heights of Macchu Picchu" into?

5. In the beginning of "The Ships," what do the ships carry?

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