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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. "Torn Down From Glory Daily" draws a parallel between animal hunger and ______.
(a) Survival of the fittest.
(b) Human sexuality.
(c) Uncommon friendships.
(d) Human instinct.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is "The Double Image" set?

2. How is marriage portrayed in "Man and Wife"?

3. What is the subject of "Those Times"?

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

5. What does the speaker pledge in "The Fortress"?

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