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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Live or Die.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the speaker addicted to in "The Addict"?
(a) Poetry.
(b) Self-mutilation.
(c) Alcohol.
(d) Prescription pills.

2. What is the second poem in Part 1 of All My Pretty Ones?
(a) "All My Pretty Ones."
(b) "Lament."
(c) "The Truth the Dead Know."
(d) "Old Dwarf Heart."

3. What is the subject of "Elizabeth Gone"?
(a) Death.
(b) Birth.
(c) Sex.
(d) Reunion.

4. Who does the speaker's daughter cry out for when she is in an accident in "Pain for a Daughter"?
(a) Her father.
(b) God.
(c) Her mother (the speaker).
(d) She does not cry out.

5. What is the tone of "Sylvia's Death"?
(a) Jealousy.
(b) Fear.
(c) Peace.
(d) Sadness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first poem in Live or Die?

2. What award was given to the author for Live or Die?

3. What does "Elizabeth Gone" explore as the possibility of an escape?

4. What changes does "The Double Image" follow?

5. How many sections are in "The Operation"?

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