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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. "With Mercy For the Greedy" makes a statement about art as what?
(a) Religion.
(b) Forgiveness.
(c) Sin.
(d) Salvation.

2. Where does the title for the first poem in Live or Die come from?
(a) A song by Sara Bareilles.
(b) The title of the book.
(c) A book about the solar system.
(d) A nursery rhyme.

3. How many messiahs is Mary pregnant with in "Mary's Song"?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Five.

4. Who curses the maiden's father in "The Maiden Without Hands"?
(a) A warlock.
(b) A wizard.
(c) A witch.
(d) An old woman.

5. Where is the speaker headed in "Rowing"?
(a) Hell.
(b) Heaven.
(c) An island called God.
(d) Purgatory.

Short Answer Questions

1. "The Interrogation of the Man of Many Hearts" is a poetic dialogue between the speaker and who?

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

3. What is explored in "The Double Image"?

4. "Loving the Killer" takes place where?

5. In what time frame does "Letter Written During a January Northeaster" take place?

(see the answer key)

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