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

2. Who is the author of The Complete Poems?
(a) Sylvia Plath.
(b) Edgar Lee Masters.
(c) Ted Hughes.
(d) Anne Sexton.

3. What is explored in "The Double Image"?
(a) Legacy.
(b) Love.
(c) Duty.
(d) Abandonment.

4. What myth does the author rethink in "To a Friend Whose Work Has Come To Triumph"?
(a) Persephone.
(b) Icarus.
(c) Odysseus.
(d) Hercules.

5. What family relationship is explored in Part 2 of the author's first book of poetry?
(a) Father-daughter.
(b) Mother-daughter.
(c) Husband-wife.
(d) Mother-son.

Short Answer Questions

1. What aspect of childhood does "The Bells" reflect on?

2. "For John, Who Begs Me Not To Enquire Further" is a defense against whom?

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

4. What is the author's relationship with the subject of "Somewhere in Africa"?

5. Who does the speaker encounter on a ferry in "Letter Written On a Ferry While Crossing Long Island Sound"?

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