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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. In "Signifying Shadows," what is the poet's calling?
(a) Counseler.
(b) Helper.
(c) Singer.
(d) Observer.

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

3. In "Burial in the East," what does the poet say happens to the corpses before burial?
(a) They are marched around town.
(b) They are put in display in the public square.
(c) They are wrapped in white cloth.
(d) They are covered with flowers.

4. In "Ode with a Lament," when does the poet realize he is too old for the woman?
(a) When he falls asleep early.
(b) When she tells him.
(c) When he sees her up close.
(d) When he looks in a mirror.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of flower is the sudden flower in "The Poet"?

2. What does "Widower's Tango" resemble?

3. In "Alliance (Sonata)," what time of day is it?

4. In the beginning of "The Great Ocean," what does the poet ask of Ocean?

5. In "Brussels," what does the poet say moves too quickly?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the poet talk about fabric in "Weak with the Dawn"?

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

3. What is unique about the river in "Death Alone"?

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

5. How do the last three lines of "I Have Gone Marking" differ from the rest of the poem?

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

7. In "The Great Ocean," what does the poet say about nature?

8. In "Ode with a Lament," what problem does the poet face regarding the woman?

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

10. What does the poet say about gold in "Gold"?

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