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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 poet wrote the poem titled, "Mock Orange?"
(a) Gluck.
(b) McPherson.
(c) Ryan.
(d) Palmer.

2. Justice writes a poem about a lone reader waiting in a _____ at dusk.
(a) Garden.
(b) School yard.
(c) Cemetery.
(d) Shopping mall.

3. Which poet often used inner city life as a theme?
(a) Wright.
(b) Lorde.
(c) Oliver.
(d) Williams.

4. "The Tourist from Syracuse" was inspired by the writing of which author?
(a) Mailer.
(b) MacDonald.
(c) Mackey.
(d) Miller.

5. Allen Ginsberg is closely affiliated with which poetic movement?
(a) Post Modernist.
(b) New York Renaissance.
(c) Beat Generation.
(d) Pre-war.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the poets also worked as a playwright?

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

3. Duncan was linked to the _______ poets.

4. What was the name of the publication edited by Van Duyn?

5. Who wrote "Venetian Interior, 1889?"

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