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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 last poem in Live or Die?
(a) "The Addict."
(b) "Die."
(c) "Live."
(d) "Self in 1958."

2. In what month does "Eighteen Days Without You" take place?
(a) April.
(b) August.
(c) December.
(d) May.

3. How many poems are in Part 2 of the author's first book of poetry?
(a) Three.
(b) Seven.
(c) One.
(d) Fifteen.

4. When does "You All Know the Story of the Other Woman" take place?
(a) In the middle of an affair.
(b) At a chance meeting between a mistress and her lover's wife.
(c) At the beginning of an affair.
(d) At the end of an affair.

5. What is the speaker addicted to in "The Addict"?
(a) Prescription pills.
(b) Self-mutilation.
(c) Alcohol.
(d) Poetry.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does the speaker identify with in "Consorting With Angels"?

3. Who is the subject of "Somewhere in Africa"?

4. What is the lover compared to in "Mr. Mine"?

5. What kind of accident is the subject of "Pain for a Daughter"?

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