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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) Survival of the fittest.
(b) Human instinct.
(c) Uncommon friendships.
(d) Human sexuality.

2. What is the first poem in Part 1 of All My Pretty Ones?
(a) "All My Pretty Ones."
(b) "The Truth the Dead Know."
(c) "The Black Art."
(d) "Lament."

3. Who does the speaker encounter on a ferry in "Letter Written On a Ferry While Crossing Long Island Sound"?
(a) A clown.
(b) A childhood friend.
(c) Nuns.
(d) A priest.

4. How many sections are in "The Operation"?
(a) Three.
(b) One.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In "For Eleanor Boylan Talking With God," what does the speaker witness a woman doing?

4. What is the speaker doing in "The Fortress"?

5. "Music Swims Back To Me" is a reflection on the speaker's immersion in what?

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