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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many sections does "The Magellan Heart" have?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Eight.
(d) Six.

3. In "The Way Spain Was," what does the poet say has affected Spain?
(a) A controlling leader.
(b) A lapse in art.
(c) An attack from the outside.
(d) A false god.

4. How does Almagro conquer the land in "Discoverers of Chile"?
(a) With faith.
(b) With fire.
(c) With steel.
(d) With men.

5. At the end of "Pact (Sonata)," what does the poet ask?
(a) For the woman to move with him.
(b) For the woman to leave him alone.
(c) For the woman to remain with him.
(d) For the woman to fix his heart.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Rain," what are the Queen's hands compared to?

2. At the end of "A Soldier Sleeps," what does God realize?

3. In the beginning of "Entrance of the Rivers," what is the river called?

4. At the end of "Dream Horses," what does the poet wish for?

5. In "Being Born in the Woods," what is born again?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the poet connect the woman in "Body of a Woman" to nature?

2. At the end of "The Heights of Macchu Picchu," what does the poet see?

3. In "I'm Explaining a Few Things," what answer does the poet give for why he no longer writes love poems?

4. How does the poet use the image of a seed in "Being Born in the Woods"?

5. What do the shadows do to the poet in "Thinking, Tangling Shadows"?

6. In "Walking Around," how does the poet feel about walking?

7. What happens to the unmanned ships in "The Ships"?

8. What does the Great Plumed God do in "A Soldier Sleeps"?

9. What does the poet say about rules in "Nocturnal Statutes"?

10. Why does the poet feel he is the witness in "Signifying Shadows"?

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