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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. Who is the author of The Complete Poems?
(a) Anne Sexton.
(b) Sylvia Plath.
(c) Edgar Lee Masters.
(d) Ted Hughes.

2. How are the poems arranged in Live or Die?
(a) Alphabetically.
(b) Randomly.
(c) The order in which they were written.
(d) In an order selected by the author's daughter.

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

4. In what year were the letters written that inspired "Walking in Paris"?
(a) 1910.
(b) 1882.
(c) 1890.
(d) 1900.

5. How many parts is All My Pretty Ones divided into?
(a) Four.
(b) Seven.
(c) Five.
(d) Two.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the first poem in Live or Die?

3. What is the speaker addicted to in "The Addict"?

4. What is the tone of "Sylvia's Death"?

5. What is the subject of "The Operation"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the significance of the final poem of the book?

4. Give at least one example of Sexton's use of humor in Love Poems.

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

6. How does Sexton use the book Love Poems? Give at least two examples.

7. In All My Pretty Ones, Sexton uses more of a third person narrative approach with some of the poems. Why would this be difficult in confessional poetry?

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

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

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

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