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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year did the author receive an award for Live or Die?
(a) 1967.
(b) 1966.
(c) 1970.
(d) 1963.

2. In "For Mr. Death Who Stands With His Door Open", the speaker personifies ______ and ______.
(a) Time and tide.
(b) Time and death.
(c) Death and life.
(d) Faith and doubt.

3. Where does the title for the first poem in Live or Die come from?
(a) The title of the book.
(b) A song by Sara Bareilles.
(c) A book about the solar system.
(d) A nursery rhyme.

4. What ability is given to the person who eats a magical snake in "The White Snake"?
(a) The ability to speak to snakes.
(b) The ability to communicate with animals.
(c) The ability to transform others into a white snake.
(d) The ability to transform into a white snake.

5. How are the poems arranged in Live or Die?
(a) Randomly.
(b) The order in which they were written.
(c) In an order selected by the author's daughter.
(d) Alphabetically.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year were the letters written that inspired "Walking in Paris"?

2. In what year was The Death Notebooks published?

3. What does Doctor Faustus sell his soul to the devil for in "Faustus and I"?

4. Who is the miller's wife having an affair with in "The Little Peasant"?

5. What theme does the author explore in "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs"?

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