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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of "Fiesta's End," what does the poet declare?
(a) I am here.
(b) I was nothing.
(c) I am born.
(d) I will come again.

2. In "Religion in the East," what makes the poet question religion?
(a) Exposure to many gods.
(b) Living in Japan.
(c) Meeting a female priestess.
(d) Reading the Bible.

3. What does the watch cut down in "Ode to a Watch at Night"?
(a) A building.
(b) A rough grassland.
(c) An old house.
(d) A tree.

4. What color is the flag in "The Flag"?
(a) Black.
(b) Blue.
(c) Red.
(d) White.

5. In "I will come Back," where does the poet say to look for him?
(a) Behind a tree.
(b) Under the grass.
(c) Within the rivers.
(d) Between the stones.

6. Where is Tocopilla located in "The Brutalized Birds"?
(a) Spain.
(b) Chile.
(c) Mexico.
(d) Jamaica.

7. What is listed in "The Names"?
(a) Names the poet has given himself.
(b) Names of women the poet has loved.
(c) Names of cities.
(d) Names of the poet's friends.

8. Why does the poet say he will say nothing in "I will Come Back"?
(a) Because he won't have a mouth.
(b) Because he will have nothing to say.
(c) Because he is misunderstood.
(d) Because no one listens.

9. In "The Portrait in the Rock," what do the police do to the poet's friend?
(a) They arrest him.
(b) They hire him.
(c) The rescue him.
(d) They beat him.

10. In "The Word," where does the poet say the word is born?
(a) In humans.
(b) On the back's of animals.
(c) In nature.
(d) In water.

11. In "Not Alone the Albatross," what does the poet say about the albatross?
(a) That it isn't the only sacred bird.
(b) That it is fine to kill this bird.
(c) That it is the most holy bird.
(d) That it is his favorite bird.

12. What does the poet say about mistakes in "Ode to the Book"?
(a) That they are funny.
(b) That they are for women.
(c) That they are necessary.
(d) That they are foolish.

13. How does Pablo Neruda describe his loneliness in "Loneliness"?
(a) The "life-change."
(b) The "self-alone."
(c) The "slow-coming."
(d) The "not-happening."

14. What is the race in "Lazybones"?
(a) A race to live the longest.
(b) A race to the moon.
(c) A race to cure cancer.
(d) A race to build the tallest building.

15. In "Memory," why does the poet say he must pay attention to the blades of grass?
(a) Because it is his job to record everything.
(b) Because his wife asked him to.
(c) Because he was born from the grass.
(d) Because it will be his future home.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the pearl in "The Long Day Called Thursday"?

2. In "The Fisherman," where is the fisherman attacking fish?

3. What does the poet say about his friend's face in the rock in "The Portrait in the Rock"?

4. In "Ode to Laziness," what is freed from the spider's web?

5. Why does the bird die in "Ode to the Yellow Bird"?

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