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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Book of Folly.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the miller's wife having an affair with in "The Little Peasant"?
(a) A sailor.
(b) The blacksmith.
(c) The innkeeper.
(d) The parson.

2. Who is killed the same day that the speaker receives a visitor in "Sweeney"?
(a) The author's sister.
(b) The author's cousin.
(c) The author's neighbor.
(d) The author's brother.

3. Who eats a magical snake in "The White Snake"?
(a) A king's cook.
(b) A queen.
(c) A king's servant.
(d) A king.

4. What is the first poem in Part 1 of All My Pretty Ones?
(a) "The Truth the Dead Know."
(b) "Lament."
(c) "The Black Art."
(d) "All My Pretty Ones."

5. "With Mercy For the Greedy" makes a statement about art as what?
(a) Sin.
(b) Religion.
(c) Forgiveness.
(d) Salvation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the author's relationship with the subject of "Somewhere in Africa"?

2. What is the purpose of the first poem in Transformations?

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

4. How many poems are in the first part of The Book of Folly?

5. What is the title of the first part of The Book of Folly?

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