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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the speaker identify with in "Consorting With Angels"?
(a) Mary Magdalen.
(b) Sylvia Plath.
(c) The Virgin Mary.
(d) Joan of Arc.

2. In what year were the letters written that inspired "Walking in Paris"?
(a) 1882.
(b) 1900.
(c) 1890.
(d) 1910.

3. Whose Biblical story is retold in "Making a Living"?
(a) Moses'.
(b) Noah's.
(c) Jonah's.
(d) Daniel's.

4. Who does the author decide to endure the pains of life for in the last poem in Live or Die?
(a) Herself.
(b) Her poetry.
(c) Her parents.
(d) The people she loves most.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many sections are in "The Furies"?

2. What is the focus of the author's version of "Red Riding Hood"?

3. What kind of accident is the subject of "Pain for a Daughter"?

4. What is the first poem in Live or Die?

5. What is the time frame in which the poems of Live or Die were written?

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