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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Louise Gluck, Sandra McPherson, Michael Palmer, Ellen Bryant Voigt, and Kay Ryan.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Louise Gluck's "Messengers" which of the following seems to be waiting for the poet?
(a) Children.
(b) Fans.
(c) Animals.
(d) Clouds.

2. What was the name of Sylvia Plath's husband?
(a) Milford.
(b) Hughes.
(c) Wakefield.
(d) Warner.

3. Which was not one of Cunningham's jobs?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Librarian.
(c) Translator.
(d) Critic.

4. Frank O'Hara was deeply affected by the death of which famous artist?
(a) Whistler.
(b) Adams.
(c) Picasso.
(d) Pollock.

5. Which of the poets wrote a piece titled, "The Sheep Child?"
(a) Van Duyn.
(b) Hecht.
(c) Moss.
(d) Dickey.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which year did Anne Sexton win the Pulitzer Prize?

2. Which of the poets was born in the south but uses a northern perspective?

3. What position did Dickey hold in the army during WWII?

4. How many poets appear in the book?

5. Adrienne Rich practiced which religion?

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