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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 time frame does "Letter Written During a January Northeaster" take place?
(a) Six months.
(b) A day.
(c) A week.
(d) A month.

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

3. What is the tone of "Sylvia's Death"?
(a) Fear.
(b) Peace.
(c) Jealousy.
(d) Sadness.

4. What play is the source for the title All My Pretty Ones?
(a) The Taming of the Shrew.
(b) Richard III.
(c) Romeo and Juliet.
(d) Macbeth.

5. What is the subject of "Elizabeth Gone"?
(a) Death.
(b) Reunion.
(c) Birth.
(d) Sex.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What conclusion does the speaker come to in "For My Lover, Returning to His Wife"?

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

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

5. How many poems are in Part 2 of the author's first book of poetry?

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