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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) Joan of Arc.
(d) The Virgin Mary.

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

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

4. What is the purpose of the first poem in Transformations?
(a) To share a fairy tale about the author's son.
(b) To create the author as the wicked witch.
(c) To act as an introduction and explanation.
(d) To share a fairy tale about the author's daughter.

5. Who is the miller's wife having an affair with in "The Little Peasant"?
(a) The innkeeper.
(b) The parson.
(c) A sailor.
(d) The blacksmith.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose Biblical story is retold in "Making a Living"?

2. Who is Transformations dedicated to?

3. In what year did the author receive an award for Live or Die?

4. Where does the speaker find the gods in the poem "Gods"?

5. Who solves the mystery of "Twelve Dancing Princesses?"?

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