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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is killed the same day that the speaker receives a visitor in "Sweeney"?
(a) The author's neighbor.
(b) The author's sister.
(c) The author's brother.
(d) The author's cousin.

2. What is the author's relationship with the subject of "Somewhere in Africa"?
(a) Colleague.
(b) Wife.
(c) Student.
(d) Friend.

3. What is the weather in "Song for a Lady"?
(a) Rainy.
(b) Foggy.
(c) Sunny.
(d) Snowy.

4. Where does the speaker find the gods in the poem "Gods"?
(a) Hanging in an old oak tree.
(b) In the raindrops of a storm.
(c) In a nearby lake.
(d) In her bathroom.

5. What is an obsession seen in the author's work that can be seen as the opposite of her other obsession?
(a) Death.
(b) Hunger.
(c) Family.
(d) Loneliness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the subject of "Barefoot"?

2. How many sections are in "The Furies"?

3. Who is the subject of "Your Face on the Dog's Neck"?

4. What is the first poem in Live or Die?

5. What is the purpose of the first poem in Transformations?

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