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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Transformations.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the last poem in Live or Die?
(a) "The Addict."
(b) "Live."
(c) "Die."
(d) "Self in 1958."

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

3. What is the subject of "Your Face on the Dog's Neck" doing?
(a) Sitting with the dog.
(b) Playing with the dog.
(c) Napping with the dog.
(d) Fighting with the dog.

4. What is the speaker doing in "The Fortress"?
(a) Bathing her child.
(b) Making dinner.
(c) Praying.
(d) Taking a nap.

5. Where does the title for the first poem in Live or Die come from?
(a) A nursery rhyme.
(b) A song by Sara Bareilles.
(c) The title of the book.
(d) A book about the solar system.

Short Answer Questions

1. What part of the speaker's body is personified in "The Touch"?

2. Who does "The Starry Night" borrow a quote from?

3. Who eats a magical snake in "The White Snake"?

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

5. "Music Swims Back To Me" is a reflection on the speaker's immersion in what?

(see the answer key)

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