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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the poem "Why not be polite" Hafiz invites everyone to listen to those around them as if ____ were speaking through them.
(a) God.
(b) Hafiz.
(c) Attar.
(d) Saadi.

2. In "The ________ Girl," Hafiz realizes he needs to leave his own sense of self behind when he is approaching God.
(a) Ticket.
(b) Maid.
(c) Good.
(d) Hatcheck.

3. Hafiz explains that his purpose in writing is to put words to the longing of human hearts in the poem "I Hope You Won't _____ This Old Man".
(a) Laugh at.
(b) Sue.
(c) Kill.
(d) Hit.

4. Hafiz uses the metaphorical activity of _______ in the poem "I am Full of Love Tonight" in which God is the lover and humans are the beloved.
(a) Horseback Riding.
(b) Sailing.
(c) Walking.
(d) Holding hands.

5. Hafiz uses a misled fish to symbolize people experiencing the confusion of life in "Trying to Wear _____"
(a) Shirts.
(b) Pants.
(c) Gloves.
(d) Hats.

6. Hafiz suggests that surrender is _____ in the poem "The Clay Bowl's Destiny" and is God's intent for life on earth.
(a) Freedom.
(b) Weakness.
(c) Foolish.
(d) Annihilation.

7. According to Hafiz, "The Intelligent Man" is the one who does not trust ___________ in his life.
(a) Churches.
(b) Wealth.
(c) God.
(d) Women.

8. The poem "This _____" describes unity with God as a place from which one must invite others to join in.
(a) Ecstasy.
(b) Union.
(c) Separation.
(d) Love.

9. The beauty of _________ makes believers expect to hear the voice of God in "Reaching Toward the Millet Fields."
(a) God.
(b) Sunshine.
(c) Creation.
(d) Wine.

10. _________ is the fruit of creation and then its prized possession and source of joy, according to Hafiz.
(a) Smiling.
(b) Deity.
(c) Money.
(d) Madness.

11. "_______" is a poem which describes the source of real poetry, according to Hafiz's perspective on life and writing.
(a) Truth.
(b) Yes.
(c) Wow.
(d) No.

12. "Lousy at ___________" is a poem about how God is a priceless jewel which is broken apart by man.
(a) Sculpting.
(b) Carving.
(c) Math.
(d) Science.

13. Who is getting ready for a cosmic celebration in "Then Winks" by Hafiz?
(a) Cockroach.
(b) Rabbit.
(c) Snake.
(d) Hafiz.

14. Hafiz describes people who don't know their own glory as "The Sun in ________" in one of his poems.
(a) Shadow.
(b) Water.
(c) Disguise.
(d) Drag.

15. The relationship between teacher and ______ is so intimate that it feels like a marriage is the subject of the poem "I Want Both of Us".
(a) Slave.
(b) Student.
(c) Prodigy.
(d) Servant.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hafiz believes that he is merely "A Hole in a __________" that God plays when he is writing and living his life.

2. In the poem "Out of God's _____" Hafiz uses imagery from nature to describe himself as a carrier of God's blessings.

3. In the poem "The _____ We Planted" Hafiz remembers his teacher Muhammad Attar and still longs for his affection.

4. Hafiz speaks to that moment one can sit in the pain of longing and listen intently to God in the poem "When you can _____".

5. The poem "It Will Stretch Out Its Leg" compares poetry to a man ______ someone to make them stop and listen.

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