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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Death and Grief.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Kennedy say mothers do to give their children power?
(a) Teach them.
(b) All of these.
(c) Believe in them.
(d) Love them.

2. To what does Linda Pastan compare babies?
(a) Dreams.
(b) Beets.
(c) Birds.
(d) Trees.

3. Whom does Seamus Haney write to in In Memoriam MKH (1911-1984)?
(a) His wife.
(b) His sister.
(c) His mother.
(d) His grandmother.

4. What is traded for dolls in Puberty--With Capital Letters?
(a) Friends.
(b) Punishment.
(c) Aging.
(d) Rebellion.

5. How does the man in When He Pressed His Lips feel after his affair?
(a) Empowered.
(b) Bitter.
(c) Amazing.
(d) Fuzzy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rudyard Kipling say over and over about The Female of The Species?

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

3. What does Caroline explain in each section?

4. How does Sharon Olds feel about her son in Socks?

5. What is Emily Dickinson's tone in her poem about breaking up?

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