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

2. Where does the poet look for birds in "Birdwatching Ode"?
(a) The park.
(b) The desert.
(c) The shore.
(d) The forest.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the men do with the figurehead when they first find it in "To a Ship's Figurehead"?

2. In "Ode to the Storm," what are the storm's eyes like?

3. In "Tides," what do the waves do to the poet?

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

5. In "The Sea," what is the essence of the sea?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Past," why does the poet suggest forgetting the past?

2. What story is retold in "Furious Struggle Between Seamen and an Octopus of Colossal Size"?

3. In "Fable of the Mermaid and the Drunks," what does the mermaid seem to represent?

4. In "Autumn Testament,"what are some of the directions Pablo Neruda gives?

5. How does the poet react to the many gods in "Religion in the East"?

6. Why is Thursday so long in "The Long Day Called Thursday"?

7. How is "The Names" formatted?

8. How are the nude's shoulders described in "Ode to a Beautiful Nude"?

9. How does Pablo Neruda describe his flag in "The Flag"?

10. How does the poet feel while describing the burial in "Ode to the Yellow Bird"?

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