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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Book of Folly.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who visits the speaker in "Sweeney"?
(a) The speaker's sister.
(b) A newspaper reporter.
(c) The speaker's cousin.
(d) A press agent.

2. Who curses the maiden's father in "The Maiden Without Hands"?
(a) An old woman.
(b) A warlock.
(c) A wizard.
(d) A witch.

3. What is the time frame in which the poems of Live or Die were written?
(a) 1962-1966.
(b) 1960-1965.
(c) 1960-1962.
(d) 1958-1962.

4. What kind of accident is the subject of "Pain for a Daughter"?
(a) Train.
(b) Carriage.
(c) Horseback riding.
(d) Car.

5. What is the sister poem to "The Double Image"?
(a) "The Moss of His Skin."
(b) "Torn Down From Glory Daily."
(c) "A Story For Rose On the Midnight Flight To Boston."
(d) "The Division of Parts."

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the author decide to endure the pains of life for in the last poem in Live or Die?

2. What are the maiden's replacement hands made of in "The Maiden Without Hands"?

3. Who is "For the Year of the Insane" directed to?

4. How many poems are in the first part of All My Pretty Ones?

5. "The Death of Fathers" and "Angels of the Love Affair" are both comprised of _____ shorter poems.

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