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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is explored in "The Double Image"?
(a) Duty.
(b) Abandonment.
(c) Legacy.
(d) Love.

2. What is the second poem in Part 1 of All My Pretty Ones?
(a) "The Truth the Dead Know."
(b) "Old Dwarf Heart."
(c) "Lament."
(d) "All My Pretty Ones."

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

4. How many poems are in Part 2 of the author's first book of poetry?
(a) One.
(b) Seven.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Three.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the subject of the author's first book of poetry?

2. Who does the speaker's daughter cry out for when she is in an accident in "Pain for a Daughter"?

3. "With Mercy For the Greedy" makes a statement about art as what?

4. Who is the subject of "Somewhere in Africa"?

5. Why is the speaker hospitalized in "The Break"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the meaning of the title "The Fortress"?

2. How does Sexton use her poetry as a form of therapy in Live or Die?

3. What is the significance of ending Part 1 of To Bedlam and Part Way Back with the poem "A Story For Rose On the Midnight Flight To Boston"?

4. Why do you think Part 2 of To Bedlam and Part Way Back only contains three poems?

5. What is the focus of Part 2 of To Bedlam and Part Way Back?

6. What is the crossroads Sexton finds herself at in "The Fortress"?

7. What are the two major themes dealt with in Live or Die, and how are they dealt with?

8. How does Sexton's poetry put the reader in the middle of her life?

9. Explain how Sexton expresses love in All the Pretty Ones.

10. Explain the use of animals in the poem "Loving the Killer."

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