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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Live or Die.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year did the author receive an award for Live or Die?
(a) 1966.
(b) 1967.
(c) 1970.
(d) 1963.

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

3. What type of poem is "For the Year of the Insane"?
(a) A eulogy.
(b) An epitaph.
(c) A prayer.
(d) A blurb.

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

5. Who does the speaker identify with in "Consorting With Angels"?
(a) The Virgin Mary.
(b) Mary Magdalen.
(c) Joan of Arc.
(d) Sylvia Plath.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the author decide to endure the pains of life for in the last poem in Live or Die?

2. What kind of accident is the subject of "Pain for a Daughter"?

3. What does the speaker cast off in the poem "Self in 1958"?

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

5. Who is the speaker with in "The Fortress"?

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