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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Growing Up and Growing Old.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the awkward encounter described by Gregory Corso in Marriage?
(a) Meeting the in-laws.
(b) Finding about infidelity.
(c) Meeting a more attractive sibling.
(d) Having children.

2. Who wrote Cosmetics Do No Good?
(a) Richard Wilbur.
(b) Frued.
(c) Steve Kowit.
(d) Shakespeare.

3. How does Kennedy describe the person she talks about in the introduction to beauty?
(a) A trendsetter.
(b) A loud voice.
(c) A compassionate soul.
(d) A mind ahead of her time.

4. What kind of imagery is used in The Passionate Shepherd to His Love?
(a) Abstract.
(b) Fantasy.
(c) Natural.
(d) Emotional.

5. In To My Dear and Loving Husband, how does the woman hope to stay with her husband after death?
(a) By staying faithful.
(b) By loving him so intensely.
(c) By getting married.
(d) By dying together.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first step toward adulthood in You Begin?

2. What choices does Kennedy say are the most important?

3. What is traded for knowledge in You Begin?

4. What does Sylvia Plath lose in Face Lift?

5. Who wrote The Passionate Shepherd to His Love?

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