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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 is the subject of "Your Face on the Dog's Neck"?
(a) The speaker's lover.
(b) The speaker's daughter.
(c) The speaker herself.
(d) The speaker's cat.

2. What point of view is "The House" written in?
(a) Third-person.
(b) Second-person.
(c) First-person.
(d) It is unclear.

3. In what year were the letters written that inspired "Walking in Paris"?
(a) 1900.
(b) 1890.
(c) 1910.
(d) 1882.

4. "For John, Who Begs Me Not To Enquire Further" is a defense against whom?
(a) The author's doctor.
(b) The author's father.
(c) The author's mother.
(d) The author's teacher.

5. What is the second poem in Part 5 of All My Pretty Ones?
(a) "Woman with Girdle."
(b) "Water."
(c) "Old."
(d) "The Hangman."

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the speaker with in "The Fortress"?

2. "With Mercy For the Greedy" is a rebuttal to a friend's suggestion that the speaker should seek what?

3. What type of poem is "For the Year of the Insane"?

4. What is the main focus of Part 1 of All My Pretty Ones?

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

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