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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 an outcast in "One Eye, Two Eyes, Three Eyes"?
(a) The daughter with two eyes.
(b) The son.
(c) The daughter with one eye.
(d) The daughter with three eyes.

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

3. How is God portrayed in "For God While Sleeping"?
(a) As a newborn infant.
(b) As a woman.
(c) As a loved one who has recently died.
(d) As a senile old man.

4. "Music Swims Back To Me" presents an irony of the freedom where?
(a) In a hospital room.
(b) Parenthood.
(c) Confined to a home.
(d) In an asylum.

5. How is marriage portrayed in "Man and Wife"?
(a) A career like any other.
(b) A dismal trap.
(c) Playing house eternally.
(d) A blessed escape.

Short Answer Questions

1. "The Silence" explains the motivation to write as an attempt to remain occupied so that what remains at bay?

2. How many parts is The Book of Folly divided into?

3. What is the first poem in the first part of The Book of Folly?

4. How are the poems arranged in Live or Die?

5. "Torn Down From Glory Daily" describes an encounter with a group of what?

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