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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 was a joy to the mother in Night Waitress?
(a) Knowing her children would do more than her.
(b) Putting out bright underwear to dry.
(c) Being flirted with.
(d) Getting home to a sleeping house.

2. When does Christina Rossetti feel the most love?
(a) Every day.
(b) Her birthday.
(c) Her anniversary.
(d) Her wedding day.

3. What does Kennedy say about her own experience as a mother?
(a) It was something she never saw for herself.
(b) It was not at all what she imagined.
(c) It was the most rewarding path she could have taken.
(d) It is the best thing that ever happened to her.

4. What animal is described in The Female of The Species?
(a) Wolves.
(b) Bears.
(c) Cobras.
(d) Cats.

5. What is the deepest secret shared in I carry your heart with me (I carry it in my heart)?
(a) He knows she is unfaithful.
(b) He has been unfaithful.
(c) He is gay.
(d) He is in love.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the tone of Lilacs?

2. Who wrote The Philosopher?

3. What do female poets often support?

4. Why does the person in We Know This Much know that death is not a good thing?

5. What kind of poet is Gregory Corso?

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