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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Louise Gluck, Sandra McPherson, Michael Palmer, Ellen Bryant Voigt, and Kay Ryan.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following was not one of the jobs held by Gary Snyder?
(a) Forester.
(b) Ditch digger.
(c) Logger.
(d) Seaman.

2. Which city was the center of the great poetry Renaissance?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Paris.
(d) London.

3. Who was heavily influenced by Theodore Roethke?
(a) Hugo.
(b) Bowers.
(c) Auden.
(d) Justice.

4. In Louise Gluck's "Messengers" which of the following seems to be waiting for the poet?
(a) Children.
(b) Animals.
(c) Clouds.
(d) Fans.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Ammons favored which style?

2. Marilyn Hacker previously worked as a salesperson. Which item did Hacker sell?

3. How many poets appear in the book?

4. In which city was Robert Hayden born?

5. From which university did Theodore Roethke graduate?

(see the answer key)

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