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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. Who is described in the first poem of the section on beauty?
(a) Jackie Kennedy.
(b) Aphrodite.
(c) Mary Magdalene.
(d) Cleopatra.

2. What literary device is used heavily in To Margo?
(a) Allusion.
(b) Cacauphony.
(c) Alliteration.
(d) Irony.

3. Whom does Kennedy talk about in the introduction to the section about beauty?
(a) Her aunt.
(b) Her best friend.
(c) Her mother.
(d) His sister.

4. Who wrote I carry your heart with me (I carry it in my heart)?
(a) Christopher Marlowe.
(b) E.E. Cummings.
(c) Andrew Marvel.
(d) Lord Byron.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Kennedy describe the relationship women have with beauty?

3. In The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia, the countess says she was wounded with __________.

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

5. What is traded for knowledge in You Begin?

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