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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 Book of Folly dedicated to?
(a) Joy.
(b) Linda.
(c) Phillip.
(d) Gregor.

2. How many poems make up "The Jesus Papers"?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Nine.
(c) Ten.
(d) Thirty.

3. What is the first poem in Part 1 of All My Pretty Ones?
(a) "The Black Art."
(b) "Lament."
(c) "The Truth the Dead Know."
(d) "All My Pretty Ones."

4. Where does the woman in "Moon Song, Woman Song" live?
(a) Dawn.
(b) Nighttime.
(c) On the star nearest to the moon.
(d) Dusk.

5. What does "Elizabeth Gone" explore as the possibility of an escape?
(a) Marriage.
(b) Parenthood.
(c) Death.
(d) Education.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what year did the author receive an award for Live or Die?

3. How are the poems arranged in Live or Die?

4. Who bathes in the river in "It Is a Spring Afternoon"?

5. How many sections are in "The Operation"?

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