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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 title of the author's first book of poetry?
(a) Elizabeth Gone.
(b) To Bedlam and Part Way Back.
(c) The Moss of His Skin.
(d) Kind Sir: These Woods.

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

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

4. What is the subject of "Elizabeth Gone"?
(a) Death.
(b) Reunion.
(c) Birth.
(d) Sex.

5. How many poems are in the first part of All My Pretty Ones?
(a) Four.
(b) Nine.
(c) Ten.
(d) Thirteen.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What family relationship is explored in Part 2 of the author's first book of poetry?

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

5. Who is Doctor Martin?

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