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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 does the poet say he will say nothing in "I will Come Back"?
(a) Because no one listens.
(b) Because he will have nothing to say.
(c) Because he won't have a mouth.
(d) Because he is misunderstood.

2. What does the poet say about his friend's face in the rock in "The Portrait in the Rock"?
(a) That it resembles his own youth.
(b) That it is cracked.
(c) That it is his own country.
(d) That it is too permanent.

3. In "The Unknown One," what does the poet say will happen to common people?
(a) He will write about them.
(b) The waves will wash them away.
(c) History will forget them.
(d) The street will devour them.

4. In "Ode to Cesar Vallejo," what does the poet compare Cesar Vallejo's face to?
(a) A waterfall.
(b) A mountain.
(c) A pillow.
(d) A gravestone.

5. Where does the mermaid go after leaving the bar in "Fable of the Mermaid and the Drunks"?
(a) To another bar.
(b) Into the ocean.
(c) To one of the drunk's houses.
(d) Into the river.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Watersong Ends," what does the poet say stained the rice fields with blood?

2. How does the poet describe the dawn in "The Night in Isla Negra"?

3. In "We Are Many," who does the poet talk to when he calls for the fireman?

4. Why are the men coming to town in "Leviathan"?

5. In "House," what does the poet say existed before the earth?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the poet say Cesar Vallejo was exiled in "Ode to Cesar Vallejo"?

2. In "Ode to a Book," what lessons does the poet try to convey?

3. How does the poet describe his home in "Lazybones"?

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

5. How is "The Names" formatted?

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

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

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

9. What does the poet reveal about the lion in "The Lion"?

10. What does the poet say he will be like when he returns after death in "I will Come Back"?

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