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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Awful Rowing Toward God.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year were the letters written that inspired "Walking in Paris"?
(a) 1890.
(b) 1882.
(c) 1900.
(d) 1910.

2. What is the lover compared to in "Mr. Mine"?
(a) An architect.
(b) A kitten.
(c) A therapist.
(d) A carnival ride operator.

3. Who solves the mystery of "Twelve Dancing Princesses?"?
(a) The king.
(b) A soldier.
(c) A prince.
(d) A servant.

4. How are the poems arranged in Live or Die?
(a) Alphabetically.
(b) The order in which they were written.
(c) In an order selected by the author's daughter.
(d) Randomly.

5. What does "Elizabeth Gone" explore as the possibility of an escape?
(a) Parenthood.
(b) Death.
(c) Education.
(d) Marriage.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is represented as a pair of applauding hands in "Two Hands"?

2. What is the time frame in which the poems of Live or Die were written?

3. The poem "You, Doctor Martin" puts the reader where?

4. Who is portrayed as God in "The God-Monger"?

5. Who saves the fiddler in "The Wonderful Musician"?

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