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

2. How does the poet know the people he visits in "The Unknown One"?
(a) They used to work together.
(b) They are cousins.
(c) They are related through marriage.
(d) He doesn't know them.

3. In "Poetry," how does the poet say poetry changed him?
(a) It made him more grateful.
(b) It made him elite.
(c) It made him a god.
(d) It made him worry.

4. Where is the pearl in "The Long Day Called Thursday"?
(a) The rocks.
(b) The poet's tie.
(c) The ocean.
(d) The woman's ring.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Tides," what makes the poet's skeleton?

2. What does the storm teach the weak in "Ode to the Storm"?

3. In "The Word," what refines words?

4. In "The Fisherman," where is the fisherman attacking fish?

5. In "Poetry," how does the poet say poetry found him?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the ship in "Leviathan" described?

2. What message does the poet deliver about the albatross in "Not Alone the Albatross"?

3. What is described in "Fiesta's End"?

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

5. What is the atmosphere of the setting in "The Pension on the Calle Maruri"?

6. How does the speaker in "Wine" act?

7. How is "The Names" formatted?

8. In "The Word," what influences on language does the poet describe?

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

10. In "Oh Earth, Wait for Me," what gifts can the earth give?

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