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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 interferes with the speaker's prayers in "Praying on a 707"?
(a) Her mother.
(b) A flight attendant.
(c) The pilot.
(d) The passenger seated next to her.

2. Who saves the fiddler in "The Wonderful Musician"?
(a) The fox.
(b) The mouse.
(c) The milkmaid.
(d) The woodcutter.

3. Who is the subject of "Somewhere in Africa"?
(a) Ted Hughes.
(b) John Holmes.
(c) Sylvia Plath.
(d) T. S. Eliot.

4. Where is the author at the beginning of "The Death Baby"?
(a) In her bed.
(b) On the River Styx.
(c) In the arms of Death.
(d) In the woods.

5. How is marriage portrayed in "Man and Wife"?
(a) A dismal trap.
(b) A blessed escape.
(c) A career like any other.
(d) Playing house eternally.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the speaker addicted to in "The Addict"?

2. How does the author describe herself at the beginning of "The Death Baby"?

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

4. What ability is given to the person who eats a magical snake in "The White Snake"?

5. How many poems are in the collection "O Ye Tongues"?

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