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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) "Die."
(b) "The Addict."
(c) "Self in 1958."
(d) "Live."

2. What is explored in "The Double Image"?
(a) Legacy.
(b) Duty.
(c) Abandonment.
(d) Love.

3. Who is "For the Year of the Insane" directed to?
(a) Sylvia Plath.
(b) John Hughes.
(c) Ted Hughes.
(d) The Virgin Mary.

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

5. What is the lover compared to in "Mr. Mine"?
(a) A therapist.
(b) An architect.
(c) A carnival ride operator.
(d) A kitten.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did the author receive an award for Live or Die?

2. Who does the speaker encounter on a ferry in "Letter Written On a Ferry While Crossing Long Island Sound"?

3. Who is the speaker traveling to see in the poem "Flight"?

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

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

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