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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. What is the subject of "Again and Again and Again"?
(a) Returning to a lover.
(b) A woman scorned.
(c) Longing for a lover.
(d) Calling specific memories to mind.

2. "Music Swims Back To Me" is a reflection on the speaker's immersion in what?
(a) Poetry.
(b) Family.
(c) Medical interventions.
(d) Mental collapse.

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

4. Who casts doubt on Jesus' miracles in "The Jesus Papers"?
(a) The Virgin Mary.
(b) Judas.
(c) John the Baptist.
(d) The author.

5. How many poems are in the first part of The Book of Folly?
(a) Thirty.
(b) Forty.
(c) Ten.
(d) Twenty.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the second poem in Part 1 of All My Pretty Ones?

2. Where is the author at the beginning of "The Death Baby"?

3. Who releases Iron Hans from his cage in "Iron Hans"?

4. Who curses the maiden's father in "The Maiden Without Hands"?

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

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