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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through All My Pretty Ones.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Torn Down From Glory Daily" draws a parallel between animal hunger and ______.
(a) Human sexuality.
(b) Uncommon friendships.
(c) Human instinct.
(d) Survival of the fittest.

2. What is the subject of the author's first book of poetry?
(a) The author's first mental breakdown.
(b) The author's first battle with cancer.
(c) The death of the author's mother.
(d) The author's divorce.

3. The poem "You, Doctor Martin" puts the reader where?
(a) In her empty home.
(b) In Taft Cemetery and Memorial Gardens.
(c) Into Bedlam.
(d) Into the author's surgical suite.

4. What is the second poem in Part 5 of All My Pretty Ones?
(a) "Old."
(b) "Water."
(c) "The Hangman."
(d) "Woman with Girdle."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the main focus of Part 1 of All My Pretty Ones?

2. "The Bells" ponders about the search for love and acceptance from whom?

3. What is the sister poem to "The Double Image"?

4. What is the second poem in Part 1 of All My Pretty Ones?

5. "With Mercy For the Greedy" makes a statement about art as what?

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