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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. Who is the author of The Complete Poems?
(a) Sylvia Plath.
(b) Edgar Lee Masters.
(c) Ted Hughes.
(d) Anne Sexton.

2. Where does the title for the first poem in Live or Die come from?
(a) A song by Sara Bareilles.
(b) A nursery rhyme.
(c) The title of the book.
(d) A book about the solar system.

3. "The Death of Fathers" and "Angels of the Love Affair" are both comprised of _____ shorter poems.
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Six.
(d) Three.

4. Who eats a magical snake in "The White Snake"?
(a) A king's servant.
(b) A queen.
(c) A king.
(d) A king's cook.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many poems are in the collection "O Ye Tongues"?

2. How many parts is All My Pretty Ones divided into?

3. What ability is given to the person who eats a magical snake in "The White Snake"?

4. Who does the speaker's daughter cry out for when she is in an accident in "Pain for a Daughter"?

5. Where is the speaker of "It Is a Spring Afternoon" waiting?

(see the answer key)

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