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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the author decide to endure the pains of life for in the last poem in Live or Die?
(a) Her poetry.
(b) Her parents.
(c) The people she loves most.
(d) Herself.

2. "The Bells" ponders about the search for love and acceptance from whom?
(a) God.
(b) A mother figure.
(c) A father figure.
(d) A childhood friend.

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

4. How is God portrayed in "For God While Sleeping"?
(a) As a senile old man.
(b) As a woman.
(c) As a loved one who has recently died.
(d) As a newborn infant.

5. What is the first poem in Live or Die?
(a) "Live or Die."
(b) "The Sun."
(c) "And One for My Dame."
(d) "Love Song."

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the second poem in Part 1 of All My Pretty Ones?

2. "With Mercy For the Greedy" makes a statement about art as what?

3. Who is "For the Year of the Insane" directed to?

4. What is the sister poem to "The Double Image"?

5. Who does the speaker identify with in "Consorting With Angels"?

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