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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through James Merrill, W.S. Merwin, A.R. Ammons, John Ashbery, and James Wright.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Merrill moved back to the US in which year?
(a) 1968.
(b) 1974.
(c) 1961,
(d) 1959.

2. John Ashbery lived in which European city?
(a) Venice.
(b) London.
(c) Madrid.
(d) Paris.

3. How many poets appear in the book?
(a) 80.
(b) 75.
(c) 60.
(d) 100.

4. in Creeley's "The Rescue," the poet describes which tragedy?
(a) House fire.
(b) Shooting.
(c) Flood.
(d) Earthquake.

5. Meredith served in which branch of the armed forces?
(a) Coast Guard.
(b) Navy.
(c) Air Force.
(d) Marines.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the poets was a high school football star?

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

3. Carolyn Kizer wrote a poem about man's abuse of which natural resource?

4. What was A.R. Ammons field of study in college?

5. In what year did Swenson move to New York?

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