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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. Where do the poems come from in Transformations?
(a) Grimm's Fairy Tales.
(b) Greek mythology.
(c) The stories of Hans Christian Anderson.
(d) Aesop's Fables.

2. What is the tone of "Moon Song, Woman Song"?
(a) Hard.
(b) Nightmarish.
(c) Loving.
(d) Dreamy.

3. How many poems are in Part 3 of All My Pretty Ones?
(a) Four.
(b) Ten.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

4. In what point of view is "It Is a Spring Afternoon" written?
(a) Second-person.
(b) It is unclear.
(c) First-person.
(d) Third-person.

5. What is the second poem in Part 1 of All My Pretty Ones?
(a) "The Truth the Dead Know."
(b) "All My Pretty Ones."
(c) "Lament."
(d) "Old Dwarf Heart."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the subject of "Elizabeth Gone"?

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

4. Who does the author decide to endure the pains of life for in the last poem in Live or Die?

5. What family relationship is explored in Part 2 of the author's first book of poetry?

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