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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which is the father river in "Entrance of the Rivers"?

2. What flows like a tide in "I'm Explaining a Few Things"?

3. What are the "black days" in "Bleak System"?

4. How many sections does "The Magellan Heart" have?

5. In "Body of a Woman," what does the poet say he will persist in?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What powers does the creature possess in "Every Day you Play"?

3. In "Waltz," what does the poet say about himself?

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

5. How does the poet describe communism in "Bleak System"?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the poet use symbolism in this collection? Consider the use of water, rocks, and earth as symbols.

Essay Topic 2

What makes Pablo Neruda's "Selected Poems" a cohesive collection of work?

Essay Topic 3

How does the length of Pablo Neruda's poems affect their messages?

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