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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. What is the second poem in Part 1 of All My Pretty Ones?
(a) "The Truth the Dead Know."
(b) "Old Dwarf Heart."
(c) "Lament."
(d) "All My Pretty Ones."

2. What is the subject of "The Operation"?
(a) Biopsy.
(b) Abortion.
(c) Lobotomy.
(d) Amputation.

3. "The Bells" ponders about the search for love and acceptance from whom?
(a) God.
(b) A father figure.
(c) A childhood friend.
(d) A mother figure.

4. "With Mercy For the Greedy" is a rebuttal to a friend's suggestion that the speaker should seek what?
(a) The counsel of a priest.
(b) Eucharistic Adoration.
(c) Solace from the Blessed Mother.
(d) Holy confession.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What play is the source for the title All My Pretty Ones?

2. What is the subject of "Elizabeth Gone"?

3. "Torn Down From Glory Daily" draws a parallel between animal hunger and ______.

4. What is the purpose of poetry in "The Black Art"?

5. "Music Swims Back To Me" presents an irony of the freedom where?

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