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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Live or Die.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the subject of the author's first book of poetry?
(a) The death of the author's mother.
(b) The author's first mental breakdown.
(c) The author's first battle with cancer.
(d) The author's divorce.

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

3. How are the poems arranged in Live or Die?
(a) In an order selected by the author's daughter.
(b) Randomly.
(c) Alphabetically.
(d) The order in which they were written.

4. Who is "For the Year of the Insane" directed to?
(a) Ted Hughes.
(b) The Virgin Mary.
(c) Sylvia Plath.
(d) John Hughes.

5. What is the purpose of poetry in "The Black Art"?
(a) Spiritual mentor.
(b) Catharsis.
(c) Companion.
(d) Salvation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the subject of "Your Face on the Dog's Neck" doing?

2. What changes does "The Double Image" follow?

3. What is the subject of "Those Times"?

4. What is the second poem in Part 5 of All My Pretty Ones?

5. What must be found in "Kind Sir: These Woods"?

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