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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How is marriage portrayed in "Man and Wife"?
(a) A blessed escape.
(b) A dismal trap.
(c) A career like any other.
(d) Playing house eternally.

3. Where does the title for the first poem in Live or Die come from?
(a) A nursery rhyme.
(b) A song by Sara Bareilles.
(c) A book about the solar system.
(d) The title of the book.

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

5. How many poems are in the first part of All My Pretty Ones?
(a) Thirteen.
(b) Four.
(c) Nine.
(d) Ten.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is the purpose of "Somewhere in Africa"?

4. What conclusion does the speaker come to in "For My Lover, Returning to His Wife"?

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

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