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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. What is the purpose of the first poem in Transformations?
(a) To share a fairy tale about the author's daughter.
(b) To share a fairy tale about the author's son.
(c) To act as an introduction and explanation.
(d) To create the author as the wicked witch.

2. What does the speaker pledge in "The Fortress"?
(a) Unwavering loyalty.
(b) Lifelong creativity.
(c) Eternal friendship.
(d) Unconditional love.

3. Who does the speaker identify with in "Consorting With Angels"?
(a) Mary Magdalen.
(b) The Virgin Mary.
(c) Sylvia Plath.
(d) Joan of Arc.

4. Who is pursuing the speaker in "Oh"?
(a) A shadow.
(b) Death.
(c) Doubt.
(d) Mental illness.

5. What changes does "The Double Image" follow?
(a) Seasonal.
(b) Family.
(c) Life.
(d) Career.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the last story in Transformations?

3. Who is portrayed as God in "The God-Monger"?

4. "Rats Live On No Evil Star" is a revision of what Biblical story?

5. What does "Elizabeth Gone" explore as the possibility of an escape?

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