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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Love Poems.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the subject of "Again and Again and Again"?
(a) Calling specific memories to mind.
(b) Returning to a lover.
(c) Longing for a lover.
(d) A woman scorned.

2. What is the purpose of poetry in "The Black Art"?
(a) Catharsis.
(b) Spiritual mentor.
(c) Salvation.
(d) Companion.

3. What is the tone of "Moon Song, Woman Song"?
(a) Dreamy.
(b) Hard.
(c) Nightmarish.
(d) Loving.

4. What is explored in "The Double Image"?
(a) Love.
(b) Duty.
(c) Abandonment.
(d) Legacy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the weather in "Song for a Lady"?

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

3. In "For Eleanor Boylan Talking With God," what does the speaker witness a woman doing?

4. Where does the title for the first poem in Live or Die come from?

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

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