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

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

3. Part I of the author's first book of poetry deals with the trauma of what?
(a) Her hospitalization.
(b) Her struggle with radiation treatment.
(c) Losing custody of her children.
(d) Her first Christmas alone.

4. Who is the speaker with in "The Fortress"?
(a) Her son.
(b) Her husband.
(c) Her daughter.
(d) She is alone.

5. What changes does "The Double Image" follow?
(a) Seasonal.
(b) Life.
(c) Career.
(d) Family.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of The Complete Poems?

2. What is explored in "The Double Image"?

3. "Music Swims Back To Me" is a reflection on the speaker's immersion in what?

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

5. What is the subject of "Elizabeth Gone"?

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