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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 speaker doing in "The Fortress"?
(a) Bathing her child.
(b) Making dinner.
(c) Praying.
(d) Taking a nap.

2. The poem "You, Doctor Martin" puts the reader where?
(a) Into the author's surgical suite.
(b) In Taft Cemetery and Memorial Gardens.
(c) Into Bedlam.
(d) In her empty home.

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

4. How many parts is All My Pretty Ones divided into?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Seven.
(d) Five.

5. How are the poems arranged in Live or Die?
(a) Alphabetically.
(b) Randomly.
(c) The order in which they were written.
(d) In an order selected by the author's daughter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does "The Starry Night" borrow a quote from?

2. What changes does "The Double Image" follow?

3. What is the last poem in Live or Die?

4. How is God portrayed in "For God While Sleeping"?

5. What is the purpose of poetry in "The Black Art"?

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