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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through All My Pretty Ones.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many poems are in the first part of All My Pretty Ones?
(a) Ten.
(b) Four.
(c) Nine.
(d) Thirteen.

2. What family relationship is explored in Part 2 of the author's first book of poetry?
(a) Mother-daughter.
(b) Father-daughter.
(c) Mother-son.
(d) Husband-wife.

3. "With Mercy For the Greedy" is a rebuttal to a friend's suggestion that the speaker should seek what?
(a) Eucharistic Adoration.
(b) Holy confession.
(c) The counsel of a priest.
(d) Solace from the Blessed Mother.

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

5. "Music Swims Back To Me" presents an irony of the freedom where?
(a) In a hospital room.
(b) In an asylum.
(c) Parenthood.
(d) Confined to a home.

Short Answer Questions

1. What aspect of childhood does "The Bells" reflect on?

2. "The Bells" ponders about the search for love and acceptance from whom?

3. Where is "The Double Image" set?

4. What is the main focus of Part 1 of All My Pretty Ones?

5. What must be found in "Kind Sir: These Woods"?

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