Pablo Neruda: Selected Poems Test | Final Test - Easy

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Pablo Neruda: Selected Poems Test | Final Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the poet say he used to be called in "Fiesta's End"?
(a) Friend.
(b) Mister.
(c) Father.
(d) Pablo.

2. Why do the clothes in "Ode to Clothes" wait?
(a) To be useful.
(b) To be taken off.
(c) To be thrown away.
(d) To turn into humans.

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

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

5. What warms the poet in "The Pension on the Calle Maruri"?
(a) A sunny day.
(b) Soup.
(c) Love.
(d) Children.

6. In "Oh Earth, Wait for Me," where does the poet seek to return?
(a) The stars.
(b) The moon.
(c) To earth.
(d) The sun.

7. Who does the poet address in "Poet's Obligation"?
(a) Women at home with their children.
(b) Agents of God.
(c) People not listening to the sea.
(d) People in jail.

8. In "Bestiary," what does the poet call the spider?
(a) A crusader.
(b) A woman.
(c) An engineer.
(d) A villian.

9. What does the poet say the chestnut looks like in "Ode to a Fallen Chestnut"?
(a) A newborn baby.
(b) A seashell.
(c) A violin.
(d) A gemstone.

10. What does the poet say to the marine night in "The Marine Night"?
(a) That he loves it.
(b) That he is sorry.
(c) Nothing.
(d) That he wants to become it.

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

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

13. How long does the poet say the day will last in "The Long Day Called Thursday"?
(a) All year.
(b) Until tomorrow.
(c) He can't tell.
(d) A few weeks.

14. In "We Are Many," who does the poet talk to when he calls for the fireman?
(a) An elderly man.
(b) A fireman.
(c) An arsonist.
(d) A fireman's wife.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Birdwatching Ode," what does the poet tell the birds to stay away from?

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

3. What does the poet say about forever in "And How Long?"

4. What is the race in "Lazybones"?

5. What keeps the figurehead with the men at the end of the poem in "To a Ship's Figurehead"?

(see the answer keys)

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