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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the subject of "Those Times"?
(a) Mental illness.
(b) Divorce.
(c) Sexual abuse.
(d) Death.

2. Where do the poems come from in Transformations?
(a) Greek mythology.
(b) The stories of Hans Christian Anderson.
(c) Aesop's Fables.
(d) Grimm's Fairy Tales.

3. What is the purpose of "Somewhere in Africa"?
(a) A eulogistic farewell.
(b) A letter while on safari.
(c) A meditation on mental escapism.
(d) An expression of the author's desire to travel.

4. "Hansel and Gretel" is about whose wild obsession?
(a) A mother's.
(b) Gretel's.
(c) A witch's.
(d) Hansel's.

5. What kind of accident is the subject of "Pain for a Daughter"?
(a) Horseback riding.
(b) Carriage.
(c) Car.
(d) Train.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who releases Iron Hans from his cage in "Iron Hans"?

3. What is the tone of "Sylvia's Death"?

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

5. How many sections is "The Death Baby" divided into?

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