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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Posthumously Published Work.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is particularly depicted in "God's Backside"?
(a) Hot weather.
(b) A fire.
(c) Cold weather.
(d) A flood.

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

3. How does the author describe herself at the beginning of "The Death Baby"?
(a) As a baby.
(b) As an artist.
(c) As Death.
(d) As a new mother.

4. How many poems are in the collection "O Ye Tongues"?
(a) Five.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Nine.
(d) Ten.

5. Where is the blame assigned in "The Earth Falls Down"?
(a) The speaker herself.
(b) The speaker's mother.
(c) Blame is not assigned.
(d) The speaker's sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the subject of "Barefoot"?

2. What myth does the author rethink in "To a Friend Whose Work Has Come To Triumph"?

3. How many messiahs is Mary pregnant with in "Mary's Song"?

4. What two poems show the author's darkness in Posthumously Published Work?

5. What is one hallmark of the author's poetry that is missing in the Posthumously Published Work?

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