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

2. How is Jesus depicted in "The Jesus Papers"?
(a) Smug.
(b) Humble.
(c) Two-faced.
(d) Headstrong.

3. Where does the speaker find the gods in the poem "Gods"?
(a) In the raindrops of a storm.
(b) In her bathroom.
(c) In a nearby lake.
(d) Hanging in an old oak tree.

4. How many parts is All My Pretty Ones divided into?
(a) Seven.
(b) Five.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

5. What is the title of the first part of The Book of Folly?
(a) "Twenty Poems."
(b) "Thirty Poems."
(c) "The Jesus Papers."
(d) "Part the First."

Short Answer Questions

1. "For John, Who Begs Me Not To Enquire Further" is a defense against whom?

2. What award was given to the author for Live or Die?

3. How many poems are in Part 3 of All My Pretty Ones?

4. "Music Swims Back To Me" is a reflection on the speaker's immersion in what?

5. What changes does "The Double Image" follow?

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