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

2. How many poems are in the first part of All My Pretty Ones?
(a) Four.
(b) Nine.
(c) Ten.
(d) Thirteen.

3. Where does the title for the first poem in Live or Die come from?
(a) A song by Sara Bareilles.
(b) A nursery rhyme.
(c) The title of the book.
(d) A book about the solar system.

4. "______ U.S.A" uses a specific conceit of animals.
(a) Farm House.
(b) Zoology.
(c) Bestiary.
(d) Pet Shop.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of poem is "For the Year of the Insane"?

2. Where does the speaker find the gods in the poem "Gods"?

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

4. "With Mercy For the Greedy" makes a statement about art as what?

5. How does the author describe herself at the beginning of "The Death Baby"?

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