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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 type of conflict is present in "The Civil War"?
(a) Person vs. society.
(b) Person vs. nature.
(c) Person vs. self.
(d) Person vs. person.

2. In what year did the author receive an award for Live or Die?
(a) 1966.
(b) 1970.
(c) 1963.
(d) 1967.

3. "The ______ Poems" uses a specific conceit of astrology.
(a) Sky.
(b) Star.
(c) Horoscope.
(d) Night.

4. What play is the source for the title All My Pretty Ones?
(a) Romeo and Juliet.
(b) Richard III.
(c) Macbeth.
(d) The Taming of the Shrew.

5. What happens with the author's obsessions, as seen in the Posthumously Published Works?
(a) She escapes her obsessions.
(b) She is unable to escape them.
(c) They become who she is.
(d) She is able to separate her obsessions from the rest of her life.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many parts is All My Pretty Ones divided into?

2. What is explored in "The Double Image"?

3. What is the subject of "Those Times"?

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

5. How many poems are under the title The Last Poems?

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