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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 time frame does "Letter Written During a January Northeaster" take place?
(a) A week.
(b) A day.
(c) Six months.
(d) A month.

2. What are the maiden's replacement hands made of in "The Maiden Without Hands"?
(a) Gold.
(b) Bronze.
(c) Silver.
(d) Wood.

3. How many poems are in Part 3 of All My Pretty Ones?
(a) Three.
(b) Ten.
(c) Four.
(d) One.

4. Who is the subject of "Your Face on the Dog's Neck"?
(a) The speaker's cat.
(b) The speaker herself.
(c) The speaker's daughter.
(d) The speaker's lover.

5. How is marriage portrayed in "Man and Wife"?
(a) A career like any other.
(b) A dismal trap.
(c) A blessed escape.
(d) Playing house eternally.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose death does the author recount in "The Death Baby"?

2. Who does "The Starry Night" borrow a quote from?

3. How many poems are in the first part of The Book of Folly?

4. What is the subject of "Again and Again and Again"?

5. Where does the title for the first poem in Live or Die come from?

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