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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What point of view is "The House" written in?
(a) Third-person.
(b) It is unclear.
(c) First-person.
(d) Second-person.

2. What is the first poem in Live or Die?
(a) "The Sun."
(b) "Love Song."
(c) "Live or Die."
(d) "And One for My Dame."

3. How many poems are in Part 2 of the author's first book of poetry?
(a) Seven.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

4. Who is the subject of "Somewhere in Africa"?
(a) T. S. Eliot.
(b) John Holmes.
(c) Sylvia Plath.
(d) Ted Hughes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many parts is "The Double Image" divided into?

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

3. What does "Elizabeth Gone" explore as the possibility of an escape?

4. What aspect of childhood does "The Bells" reflect on?

5. "With Mercy For the Greedy" makes a statement about art as what?

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