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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Amy Clampitt, Dave Smith, Marilyn Hacker, William Matthews, and Sharon Olds.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Marilyn Hacker previously worked as a salesperson. Which item did Hacker sell?
(a) Modern art.
(b) Encyclopedias.
(c) Antique books.
(d) Vintage clothes.

2. Who wrote the poem titled, "Onions?"
(a) Smith.
(b) Matthews.
(c) Hacker.
(d) Olds.

3. Which of the poets was a high school football star?
(a) Schuyler.
(b) Dickey.
(c) Moss.
(d) Hecht.

4. Philip Levine held which of the following jobs?
(a) Bank teller.
(b) Insurance salesman.
(c) Chicken farmer.
(d) Railroad shipper.

5. Sharon Olds is often labeled as a ______ poet.
(a) Controversial.
(b) Mainstream.
(c) Confessional.
(d) Regressional.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following words best describes Sharon Olds' work?

2. Who prompted Anne Sexton to start a writing career?

3. Which poem was written for a survivor of Hiroshima?

4. Galway Kinnell wrote about which of the following topics?

5. William Matthews is not connected to which of the following colleges/universities?

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