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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 title of the first part of The Book of Folly?
(a) "Thirty Poems."
(b) "Part the First."
(c) "The Jesus Papers."
(d) "Twenty Poems."

2. What does the speaker cast off in the poem "Self in 1958"?
(a) Her guilt.
(b) Her family.
(c) Traditional female roles.
(d) Poet/artist stereotypes.

3. What changes does "The Double Image" follow?
(a) Seasonal.
(b) Family.
(c) Career.
(d) Life.

4. How many poems make up "The Jesus Papers"?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Thirty.
(c) Nine.
(d) Ten.

5. What conclusion does the speaker come to in "For My Lover, Returning to His Wife"?
(a) She was a temporary indulgence.
(b) Her lover will leave his wife.
(c) She can do better.
(d) Her lover will always return to her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What part of the speaker's body is personified in "The Touch"?

2. How many parts is "The Double Image" divided into?

3. How many sections are in "The Operation"?

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

5. What is the first poem in Transformations?

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