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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. "For John, Who Begs Me Not To Enquire Further" is a defense against whom?
(a) The author's doctor.
(b) The author's father.
(c) The author's mother.
(d) The author's teacher.

2. What myth does the author rethink in "To a Friend Whose Work Has Come To Triumph"?
(a) Persephone.
(b) Hercules.
(c) Odysseus.
(d) Icarus.

3. How many poems are in Part 3 of All My Pretty Ones?
(a) Four.
(b) Ten.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

4. "Torn Down From Glory Daily" describes an encounter with a group of what?
(a) Gulls.
(b) Chickens.
(c) Ducks.
(d) Crows.

5. In what time frame does "Letter Written During a January Northeaster" take place?
(a) Six months.
(b) A month.
(c) A day.
(d) A week.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the subject of "The Operation"?

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

3. Who is Doctor Martin?

4. Who does the speaker encounter on a ferry in "Letter Written On a Ferry While Crossing Long Island Sound"?

5. The poem "You, Doctor Martin" puts the reader where?

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