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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what time frame does "Letter Written During a January Northeaster" take place?
(a) A week.
(b) A month.
(c) A day.
(d) Six months.

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

3. What is the last poem in Live or Die?
(a) "The Addict."
(b) "Self in 1958."
(c) "Live."
(d) "Die."

4. What type of poem is "For the Year of the Insane"?
(a) An epitaph.
(b) A blurb.
(c) A prayer.
(d) A eulogy.

5. What is the subject of "Those Times"?
(a) Sexual abuse.
(b) Death.
(c) Mental illness.
(d) Divorce.

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

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

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

9. Who does the speaker's daughter cry out for when she is in an accident in "Pain for a Daughter"?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her mother (the speaker).
(c) God.
(d) She does not cry out.

10. Where does the woman in "Moon Song, Woman Song" live?
(a) On the star nearest to the moon.
(b) Dusk.
(c) Dawn.
(d) Nighttime.

11. What kind of accident is the subject of "Pain for a Daughter"?
(a) Car.
(b) Train.
(c) Carriage.
(d) Horseback riding.

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

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

14. "For John, Who Begs Me Not To Enquire Further" is a defense against whom?
(a) The author's mother.
(b) The author's father.
(c) The author's doctor.
(d) The author's teacher.

15. What changes does "The Double Image" follow?
(a) Career.
(b) Seasonal.
(c) Life.
(d) Family.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is "The Double Image" set?

2. What aspect of childhood does "The Bells" reflect on?

3. Who is the speaker with in "The Fortress"?

4. What is the subject of "Elizabeth Gone"?

5. The poem "You, Doctor Martin" puts the reader where?

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