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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is the poet angry in the beginning of "Waltz"?
(a) Because he was robbed.
(b) Because he has been left by a woman.
(c) Because he feels like he is in a rut.
(d) Because he lost his job.

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

3. What does the poet say is buried in the sand in "Rapa Nui"?
(a) Money.
(b) Bodies.
(c) The truth.
(d) Feet.

4. In "In Spite of Wrath," what is built after the holocaust?
(a) Statues.
(b) Bridges.
(c) Towers.
(d) Universities.

5. In "Nocturnal Collection," what does the poet say he conquered?
(a) Dreams.
(b) Love.
(c) Women.
(d) Fear.

6. Why does the poet say he wrote "I'm Explaining a Few Things"?
(a) To restart his writing career.
(b) To avoid being fired.
(c) To explain his politics.
(d) To answer the readers' questions.

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

8. How is Marisol described in "Every Day you Play"?
(a) Dangerous.
(b) Angry.
(c) Happy.
(d) Excited.

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

10. What does the chief in "Education of the Chieftain" make himself?
(a) A god.
(b) Velocity.
(c) Forcefulness.
(d) A worker.

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

12. 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.

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

14. In "Body of a Woman," what does the poet say he will persist in?
(a) His faith.
(b) Bodily pain.
(c) Her grace.
(d) The truth.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What leads to Magellan's end in "The Magellan Heart"?

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

3. In "The Way into Wood," what does the poet say about apologies?

4. What does the poet relate the woman's body to in "Body of a Woman"?

5. In "Oceanic South," what does the poet have left?

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