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

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

3. Michael S. Harper created his work by combining autobiography and ____.
(a) Fiction.
(b) Slang.
(c) Myth.
(d) Science.

4. One of Randall Jarrell's poems is titled, "The Women at the ____ Zoo."
(a) New York.
(b) Toronto.
(c) Washington.
(d) San Diego.

5. Kay Ryan and her work are compared to all but which of the following women?
(a) Moore.
(b) Dickinson.
(c) Sand.
(d) Swenson.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Frank O'Hara studied at which university?

3. "The Tourist from Syracuse" was inspired by the writing of which author?

4. The introduction states that American art was great because of _____.

5. Which city was the center of the great poetry Renaissance?

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