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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 kind of accident is the subject of "Pain for a Daughter"?
(a) Carriage.
(b) Car.
(c) Horseback riding.
(d) Train.

2. What is the first poem in Part 1 of All My Pretty Ones?
(a) "Lament."
(b) "The Black Art."
(c) "The Truth the Dead Know."
(d) "All My Pretty Ones."

3. Who does the speaker encounter on a ferry in "Letter Written On a Ferry While Crossing Long Island Sound"?
(a) A priest.
(b) A clown.
(c) Nuns.
(d) A childhood friend.

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

5. Who is the subject of "Your Face on the Dog's Neck"?
(a) The speaker's daughter.
(b) The speaker's cat.
(c) The speaker herself.
(d) The speaker's lover.

Short Answer Questions

1. What myth does the author rethink in "To a Friend Whose Work Has Come To Triumph"?

2. Who is "For the Year of the Insane" directed to?

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

4. What is the second poem in Part 5 of All My Pretty Ones?

5. What is the last poem in Live or Die?

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