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

2. In what month does "Eighteen Days Without You" take place?
(a) December.
(b) August.
(c) April.
(d) May.

3. How many messiahs is Mary pregnant with in "Mary's Song"?
(a) Two.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Five.
(d) One.

4. What is the purpose of poetry in "The Black Art"?
(a) Salvation.
(b) Spiritual mentor.
(c) Catharsis.
(d) Companion.

5. What is represented as a pair of applauding hands in "Two Hands"?
(a) Faith.
(b) Doubt.
(c) Humanity.
(d) God.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the focus of the author's version of "Red Riding Hood"?

2. What type of poem is "For the Year of the Insane"?

3. What myth does the author rethink in "To a Friend Whose Work Has Come To Triumph"?

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

5. What building is in "Riding the Elevator Into the Sky"?

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