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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Birdwatching Ode," what does the poet tell the birds to stay away from?
(a) Women and the sunset.
(b) Men and children.
(c) Guns and cages.
(d) Humans and preditors.

2. How old is the poet in the beginning of "The Watersong Ends"?
(a) 30.
(b) 40.
(c) 10.
(d) 20.

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

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

5. In "Fable of the Mermaid and the Drunks," what do the drunks do to the mermaid?
(a) Spit at her.
(b) Laugh at her.
(c) Put her back in the water.
(d) Help her find a seat.

6. In "Memory," what does the poet ask the reader to do?
(a) Ignore him.
(b) Forget him.
(c) Pity him.
(d) Believe him.

7. In "The Lion," what is wrong with the lion's claws?
(a) They are broken.
(b) They are idle.
(c) They are missing.
(d) They are cursed.

8. In "The Marine Night," what does the poet want to burn with?
(a) Bonfires.
(b) Candles.
(c) Pain.
(d) Ships.

9. How doe the poet say he discovered the story of "Furious Struggle Between Seamen and an Octopus of Colossal Size"?
(a) He found it in a dream.
(b) He read it it a journal he found.
(c) He made it up himself.
(d) He ran into the seamen one day.

10. In "The Night in Isla Negra," what does the poet watch?
(a) The shadows.
(b) His wife.
(c) The trees.
(d) His neighbor.

11. In "The Unknown One," what does the poet say will happen to common people?
(a) The street will devour them.
(b) The waves will wash them away.
(c) He will write about them.
(d) History will forget them.

12. In "The Word," what refines words?
(a) Art.
(b) Religion.
(c) Culture.
(d) Nature.

13. In "Oh Earth, Wait for Me," what does the poet say the earth's pure gift is?
(a) Silence.
(b) Freedom.
(c) Redemption.
(d) Beauty.

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

15. Why are the men coming to town in "Leviathan"?
(a) To build cities.
(b) To hunt whales.
(c) To document the local history.
(d) To take over the government.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does the poet say the day will last in "The Long Day Called Thursday"?

2. What does the poet say will happen if people stop naming in "Too Many Names"?

3. At the end of "Fiesta's End," what does the poet declare?

4. In "Not Alone the Albatross," what does the poet say about the albatross?

5. What does the poet say about the sea at the end of "The Sea"?

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