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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose death does the author recount in "The Death Baby"?
(a) Her own.
(b) Her grandmother's.
(c) Her mother's.
(d) Her father's.

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

3. Who is Transformations dedicated to?
(a) Thomas.
(b) Evelyn.
(c) Linda.
(d) Javier.

4. What is the author's relationship with the subject of "Somewhere in Africa"?
(a) Friend.
(b) Student.
(c) Wife.
(d) Colleague.

5. Who does the speaker's daughter cry out for when she is in an accident in "Pain for a Daughter"?
(a) She does not cry out.
(b) Her mother (the speaker).
(c) God.
(d) Her father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the purpose of the first poem in Transformations?

2. What theme is explored in "The Frog Prince"?

3. What are the maiden's replacement hands made of in "The Maiden Without Hands"?

4. What kind of poems are the collection "O Ye Tongues"?

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

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