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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What kind of accident is the subject of "Pain for a Daughter"?
(a) Horseback riding.
(b) Carriage.
(c) Car.
(d) Train.

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

4. What is the author's relationship with the subject of "Somewhere in Africa"?
(a) Student.
(b) Colleague.
(c) Friend.
(d) Wife.

5. What part of the speaker's body is personified in "The Touch"?
(a) Her hand.
(b) Her foot.
(c) Her neck.
(d) Her back.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the speaker hospitalized in "The Break"?

2. What is the first poem in Part 1 of All My Pretty Ones?

3. "With Mercy For the Greedy" makes a statement about art as what?

4. Who does the speaker's daughter cry out for when she is in an accident in "Pain for a Daughter"?

5. What is the tone of "Moon Song, Woman Song"?

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