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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is God portrayed in "For God While Sleeping"?
(a) As a senile old man.
(b) As a woman.
(c) As a newborn infant.
(d) As a loved one who has recently died.

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

3. What is the main focus of Part 1 of All My Pretty Ones?
(a) The death of the author's cat.
(b) The death of the author's creativity.
(c) The death of the author's parents.
(d) The death of the author's grandparents.

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

5. Who does the author decide to endure the pains of life for in the last poem in Live or Die?
(a) Her poetry.
(b) Herself.
(c) Her parents.
(d) The people she loves most.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What changes does "The Double Image" follow?

3. "Music Swims Back To Me" presents an irony of the freedom where?

4. The poem "You, Doctor Martin" puts the reader where?

5. In what time frame does "Letter Written During a January Northeaster" take place?

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