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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. What is the sister poem to "The Double Image"?
(a) "A Story For Rose On the Midnight Flight To Boston."
(b) "The Division of Parts."
(c) "The Moss of His Skin."
(d) "Torn Down From Glory Daily."

2. What is the first poem in Live or Die?
(a) "Love Song."
(b) "And One for My Dame."
(c) "Live or Die."
(d) "The Sun."

3. "The Bells" ponders about the search for love and acceptance from whom?
(a) God.
(b) A childhood friend.
(c) A father figure.
(d) A mother figure.

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

5. Who does the speaker's daughter cry out for when she is in an accident in "Pain for a Daughter"?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her mother (the speaker).
(c) She does not cry out.
(d) God.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the woman in "Moon Song, Woman Song" live?

2. How many poems are in Part 3 of All My Pretty Ones?

3. "Torn Down From Glory Daily" draws a parallel between animal hunger and ______.

4. Who releases Iron Hans from his cage in "Iron Hans"?

5. What poem personifies death as a hurried traveler?

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