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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What ability is given to the person who eats a magical snake in "The White Snake"?
(a) The ability to transform others into a white snake.
(b) The ability to speak to snakes.
(c) The ability to communicate with animals.
(d) The ability to transform into a white snake.

2. How many sections is "The Death Baby" divided into?
(a) Four.
(b) Five.
(c) Ten.
(d) Six.

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

4. When was The Awful Rowing Toward God published?
(a) The year of the author's death.
(b) The year of the author's divorce.
(c) The year before the author's death.
(d) The year after the author's death.

5. How many sections are in "The Furies"?
(a) Two.
(b) Seven.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Four.

6. "The Death of Fathers" and "Angels of the Love Affair" are both comprised of _____ shorter poems.
(a) Six.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

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

8. In "The Earth Falls Down," what is the speaker trying to place blame for?
(a) Her sister's death.
(b) The world's problems.
(c) Her mental illness.
(d) Her mother's death.

9. Whose full name is included in "Sweeney"?
(a) The author's.
(b) The author's husband's.
(c) The author's mother's.
(d) The author's daughter's.

10. In "For Mr. Death Who Stands With His Door Open", the speaker personifies ______ and ______.
(a) Time and death.
(b) Time and tide.
(c) Death and life.
(d) Faith and doubt.

11. In what year was The Death Notebooks published?
(a) 1977.
(b) 1975.
(c) 1974.
(d) 1973.

12. Who is pursuing the speaker in "Oh"?
(a) Death.
(b) Mental illness.
(c) Doubt.
(d) A shadow.

13. What is the theme of "Snow"?
(a) Hibernation.
(b) Hope.
(c) Peace.
(d) Rebirth.

14. How many poems are in the collection "O Ye Tongues"?
(a) Nine.
(b) Five.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Ten.

15. "The Silence" explains the motivation to write as an attempt to remain occupied so that what remains at bay?
(a) Reminders of a lost love.
(b) Reminders of death.
(c) Reminders of responsibilities.
(d) Reminders of dreams forgotten.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of the first part of The Book of Folly?

2. What game does the speaker play with God in "The Rowing Endeth"?

3. Who is The Book of Folly dedicated to?

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

5. Where do the poems come from in Transformations?

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