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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. Whose death does the author recount in "The Death Baby"?
(a) Her father's.
(b) Her mother's.
(c) Her own.
(d) Her grandmother's.

2. What family relationship is explored in Part 2 of the author's first book of poetry?
(a) Husband-wife.
(b) Mother-daughter.
(c) Father-daughter.
(d) Mother-son.

3. What is the tone of "Sylvia's Death"?
(a) Sadness.
(b) Fear.
(c) Peace.
(d) Jealousy.

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

5. What does Doctor Faustus sell his soul to the devil for in "Faustus and I"?
(a) Eternal youth.
(b) Money and fame.
(c) Health and family.
(d) Knowledge and power.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year were the letters written that inspired "Walking in Paris"?

2. Whose quote inspired The Awful Rowing Toward God?

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

4. Who visits the speaker in "Sweeney"?

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

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