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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year were the letters written that inspired "Walking in Paris"?
(a) 1890.
(b) 1882.
(c) 1910.
(d) 1900.

2. What is the subject of "Those Times"?
(a) Death.
(b) Sexual abuse.
(c) Mental illness.
(d) Divorce.

3. Who does the speaker encounter on a ferry in "Letter Written On a Ferry While Crossing Long Island Sound"?
(a) A clown.
(b) A childhood friend.
(c) A priest.
(d) Nuns.

4. How many parts is "The Double Image" divided into?
(a) Two.
(b) Seven.
(c) Four.
(d) Five.

5. What conclusion does the speaker come to in "For My Lover, Returning to His Wife"?
(a) Her lover will leave his wife.
(b) She was a temporary indulgence.
(c) She can do better.
(d) Her lover will always return to her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Part I of the author's first book of poetry deals with the trauma of what?

2. What play is the source for the title All My Pretty Ones?

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

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

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

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