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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Posthumously Published Work.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What conclusion does the speaker come to in "For My Lover, Returning to His Wife"?
(a) Her lover will always return to her.
(b) Her lover will leave his wife.
(c) She can do better.
(d) She was a temporary indulgence.

2. What is the subject of "Barefoot"?
(a) Honeymoon.
(b) Sexual tease.
(c) Pregnancy.
(d) A forbidden rendevous.

3. What is the purpose of the first poem in Transformations?
(a) To create the author as the wicked witch.
(b) To share a fairy tale about the author's daughter.
(c) To share a fairy tale about the author's son.
(d) To act as an introduction and explanation.

4. Whose Biblical story is retold in "Making a Living"?
(a) Daniel's.
(b) Jonah's.
(c) Moses'.
(d) Noah's.

5. How many poems are in Part 2 of the author's first book of poetry?
(a) Three.
(b) One.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Seven.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Torn Down From Glory Daily" draws a parallel between animal hunger and ______.

2. "Hansel and Gretel" is about whose wild obsession?

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

4. What is the title of the author's first book of poetry?

5. What is the purpose of "Somewhere in Africa"?

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