2. How does the author describe herself at the beginning of "The Death Baby"?
(a) As an artist.
(b) As a new mother.
(c) As Death.
(d) As a baby.

3. Where do the poems come from in Transformations?
(a) Grimm's Fairy Tales.
(b) Greek mythology.
(c) The stories of Hans Christian Anderson.
(d) Aesop's Fables.

4. "The Silence" explains the motivation to write as an attempt to remain occupied so that what remains at bay?
(a) Reminders of responsibilities.
(b) Reminders of death.
(c) Reminders of dreams forgotten.
(d) Reminders of a lost love.

5. What is the focus of the author's version of "Red Riding Hood"?
(a) The grandmother.
(b) The wolf.
(c) The relationship between Red Riding Hood and the woodsman.
(d) The improbability of the outcome.

6. Who visits the speaker in "Sweeney"?
(a) The speaker's cousin.
(b) A newspaper reporter.
(c) The speaker's sister.
(d) A press agent.

7. What is the title of the first part of The Book of Folly?
(a) "Thirty Poems."
(b) "Twenty Poems."
(c) "Part the First."
(d) "The Jesus Papers."

8. Whose death does the author recount in "The Death Baby"?
(a) Her mother's.
(b) Her grandmother's.
(c) Her father's.
(d) Her own.

9. Where is the author at the beginning of "The Death Baby"?
(a) On the River Styx.
(b) In the arms of Death.
(c) In the woods.
(d) In her bed.

10. How many poems make up "The Jesus Papers"?
(a) Ten.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Thirty.
(d) Nine.

11. Where is the speaker headed in "Rowing"?
(a) Hell.
(b) An island called God.
(c) Heaven.
(d) Purgatory.

12. Who is the miller's wife having an affair with in "The Little Peasant"?
(a) A sailor.
(b) The parson.
(c) The innkeeper.
(d) The blacksmith.

13. What is personified in "The Assassin"?
(a) Parenthood.
(b) Sex.
(c) Death.
(d) Marriage.

14. "Rats Live On No Evil Star" is a revision of what Biblical story?
(a) The story of Job.
(b) Joseph and his coat of colors.
(c) Adam and Eve.
(d) Daniel in the lions' den.

15. What theme is explored in "The Frog Prince"?
(a) Guilt.
(b) Trust.
(c) Forgiveness.
(d) Salvation.