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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. How many poems are in the first part of All My Pretty Ones?
(a) Thirteen.
(b) Four.
(c) Ten.
(d) Nine.

2. Who is the miller's wife having an affair with in "The Little Peasant"?
(a) The innkeeper.
(b) A sailor.
(c) The parson.
(d) The blacksmith.

3. How many poems are in the collection "O Ye Tongues"?
(a) Nine.
(b) Five.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Ten.

4. In "For Mr. Death Who Stands With His Door Open", the speaker personifies ______ and ______.
(a) Time and tide.
(b) Time and death.
(c) Faith and doubt.
(d) Death and life.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many parts is All My Pretty Ones divided into?

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

3. "Loving the Killer" takes place where?

4. What are the maiden's replacement hands made of in "The Maiden Without Hands"?

5. What is the purpose of poetry in "The Black Art"?

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