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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Awful Rowing Toward God.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the speaker's daughter cry out for when she is in an accident in "Pain for a Daughter"?
(a) God.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her mother (the speaker).
(d) She does not cry out.

2. How many parts is The Book of Folly divided into?
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

3. "Rats Live On No Evil Star" is a revision of what Biblical story?
(a) The story of Job.
(b) Daniel in the lions' den.
(c) Adam and Eve.
(d) Joseph and his coat of colors.

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

5. Who is Doctor Martin?
(a) An oncologist.
(b) A psychotherapist.
(c) A friend of the author's.
(d) A hospice doctor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the speaker of "It Is a Spring Afternoon" waiting?

2. "Words" is a poem about the ______ of language.

3. "Hansel and Gretel" is about whose wild obsession?

4. What does the speaker cast off in the poem "Self in 1958"?

5. How many sections are in "The Operation"?

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