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

2. What aspect of childhood does "The Bells" reflect on?
(a) Friendships.
(b) Innocence.
(c) School.
(d) The relationship with grandparents.

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

4. Who is the subject of "Your Face on the Dog's Neck"?
(a) The speaker's daughter.
(b) The speaker's cat.
(c) The speaker's lover.
(d) The speaker herself.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Doctor Martin?

2. Where does the woman in "Moon Song, Woman Song" live?

3. What is the subject of "Barefoot"?

4. What does the speaker cast off in the poem "Self in 1958"?

5. What is the title of the author's first book of poetry?

Short Essay Questions

1. What makes To Bedlam and Part Way Back autobiographical?

2. Compare and contrast "The Interrogation of the Man of Many Hearts" with "For My Lover, Returning to His Wife."

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

4. Explain Sexton's retelling of the Icarus myth in "To a Friend Whose Work Has Come To Triumph."

5. How does Sexton treat her illness in her poetry?

6. What is the significance of "For John, Who Begs Me Not To Enquire Further"?

7. Compare and contrast "The Double Image" and "The Division of Parts."

8. 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"?

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

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

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