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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is explored in "The Double Image"?
(a) Legacy.
(b) Love.
(c) Abandonment.
(d) Duty.

3. Who is the author of The Complete Poems?
(a) Anne Sexton.
(b) Sylvia Plath.
(c) Edgar Lee Masters.
(d) Ted Hughes.

4. What changes does "The Double Image" follow?
(a) Life.
(b) Career.
(c) Seasonal.
(d) Family.

5. What type of poem is "For the Year of the Insane"?
(a) A eulogy.
(b) A blurb.
(c) An epitaph.
(d) A prayer.

6. What is the subject of the author's first book of poetry?
(a) The author's first battle with cancer.
(b) The death of the author's mother.
(c) The author's first mental breakdown.
(d) The author's divorce.

7. What is the purpose of poetry in "The Black Art"?
(a) Catharsis.
(b) Salvation.
(c) Companion.
(d) Spiritual mentor.

8. "For John, Who Begs Me Not To Enquire Further" is a defense against whom?
(a) The author's teacher.
(b) The author's doctor.
(c) The author's father.
(d) The author's mother.

9. What aspect of childhood does "The Bells" reflect on?
(a) The relationship with grandparents.
(b) Innocence.
(c) School.
(d) Friendships.

10. "Torn Down From Glory Daily" describes an encounter with a group of what?
(a) Ducks.
(b) Gulls.
(c) Chickens.
(d) Crows.

11. What is the author's relationship with the subject of "Somewhere in Africa"?
(a) Student.
(b) Colleague.
(c) Friend.
(d) Wife.

12. What award was given to the author for Live or Die?
(a) The Nobel Prize.
(b) The Pushcart Prize.
(c) The Edgar Allen Poe Prize.
(d) The Pulitzer Prize.

13. What is the tone of "Moon Song, Woman Song"?
(a) Hard.
(b) Nightmarish.
(c) Loving.
(d) Dreamy.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many poems are in Part 2 of the author's first book of poetry?

2. What is the subject of "Your Face on the Dog's Neck" doing?

3. What is the speaker addicted to in "The Addict"?

4. Who does "The Starry Night" borrow a quote from?

5. What is the second poem in Part 5 of All My Pretty Ones?

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