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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the purpose of poetry in "The Black Art"?
(a) Companion.
(b) Spiritual mentor.
(c) Salvation.
(d) Catharsis.

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

4. "Kind Sir: These Woods" is a meditation on becoming what?
(a) Lost.
(b) A child again.
(c) An adult.
(d) Found.

5. Whose full name is included in "Sweeney"?
(a) The author's mother's.
(b) The author's husband's.
(c) The author's.
(d) The author's daughter's.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the speaker's daughter cry out for when she is in an accident in "Pain for a Daughter"?

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

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

4. What happens as the author tries to achieve an escape?

5. How many of the poems from Posthumously Published Work are finished?

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