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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "The Bells" ponders about the search for love and acceptance from whom?
(a) A mother figure.
(b) A childhood friend.
(c) God.
(d) A father figure.

2. "The Interrogation of the Man of Many Hearts" is a poetic dialogue between the speaker and who?
(a) Her husband's lover.
(b) Her husband.
(c) Her lover.
(d) Her friend.

3. What is the purpose of "For My Lover, Returning to His Wife"?
(a) To remind the lover where his loyalties lie.
(b) To entice the lover to stay longer.
(c) To say goodbye.
(d) To give an ultamatum.

4. Who is the speaker traveling to see in the poem "Flight"?
(a) Her best friend.
(b) Her aunt.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her husband.

5. What is the time frame in which the poems of Live or Die were written?
(a) 1960-1962.
(b) 1960-1965.
(c) 1958-1962.
(d) 1962-1966.

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

7. Who does "The Starry Night" borrow a quote from?
(a) Van Gogh.
(b) Picasso.
(c) Monet.
(d) Degas.

8. What is the speaker addicted to in "The Addict"?
(a) Poetry.
(b) Prescription pills.
(c) Self-mutilation.
(d) Alcohol.

9. "Torn Down From Glory Daily" describes an encounter with a group of what?
(a) Ducks.
(b) Crows.
(c) Chickens.
(d) Gulls.

10. What is the tone of "Sylvia's Death"?
(a) Jealousy.
(b) Peace.
(c) Fear.
(d) Sadness.

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

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

13. How is God portrayed in "For God While Sleeping"?
(a) As a newborn infant.
(b) As a woman.
(c) As a loved one who has recently died.
(d) As a senile old man.

14. "Loving the Killer" takes place where?
(a) In the woods.
(b) On a safari.
(c) On the street.
(d) In a kitchen.

15. What is the speaker doing in "The Fortress"?
(a) Praying.
(b) Bathing her child.
(c) Making dinner.
(d) Taking a nap.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the second poem in Part 5 of All My Pretty Ones?

2. What is the subject of "Your Face on the Dog's Neck" doing?

3. Where is the speaker of "It Is a Spring Afternoon" waiting?

4. Part I of the author's first book of poetry deals with the trauma of what?

5. In "For Eleanor Boylan Talking With God," what does the speaker witness a woman doing?

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