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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Frank O'Hara, David Wagoner, Robert Creeley, Allen Ginsberg, and W.D. Snodgrass.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the same time, Frank O'Hara also mourned the death of which musician?
(a) Lieberman.
(b) Lanza.
(c) Leopold.
(d) LaTouche.

2. Randall Jarrell's poetry is typically centered around which event/era?
(a) World War I.
(b) World War II.
(c) Civil War.
(d) The Great Depression.

3. "The Day Lady Died" refers to which of the following women?
(a) Marilyn Monroe.
(b) Jackie Kennedy Onasis.
(c) Lucille Ball.
(d) Billie Holliday.

4. Frank O'Hara studied at which university?
(a) Brown.
(b) University of Michigan.
(c) University of Montana.
(d) Yale.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Elizabeth Bishop was raised by relatives in which major metropolitan area?

2. Which of the following was not one of Robert Creeley's jobs?

3. Robert Penn Warren is said to have written poetry in a _____ style.

4. Justice writes a poem about a lone reader waiting in a _____ at dusk.

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

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