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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. Which poet wrote about the "domestic self?"
(a) Levine.
(b) Hollander.
(c) Kinnell.
(d) Sexton.

2. In which year did Anne Sexton win the Pulitzer Prize?
(a) 1958.
(b) 1974.
(c) 1967.
(d) 1962.

3. How old was Amy Clampitt when her first book was published?
(a) 67.
(b) 70.
(c) 58.
(d) 63.

4. Which of the poets wrote a piece titled, "The Sheep Child?"
(a) Moss.
(b) Dickey.
(c) Hecht.
(d) Van Duyn.

5. Which poem was written for a survivor of Hiroshima?
(a) "The Truth the Dead Know."
(b) "The Night Mirror."
(c) "The Horse."
(d) "The Bear."

Short Answer Questions

1. What position did Dickey hold in the army during WWII?

2. Anne Sexton lived in which city?

3. Dave Smith has developed a poetic voice often referred to as the ____ self.

4. Which of the following was not a job held by Amy Clampitt?

5. In which year did Anne Sexton die?

(see the answer key)

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