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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Charles Wright, Audre Lorde, Mary Oliver, Jay Wright, and C.K. Williams.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Philip Levine held which of the following jobs?
(a) Insurance salesman.
(b) Railroad shipper.
(c) Bank teller.
(d) Chicken farmer.

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

3. What was the profession of Richard Wilbur's father?
(a) Painter.
(b) Actor.
(c) Poet.
(d) Musician.

4. What word is best used to describe Robert Lowell?
(a) Rebellious.
(b) Righteous.
(c) Melancholy.
(d) Disturbed.

5. Robert Penn Warren is said to have written poetry in a _____ style.
(a) Minimalist.
(b) Mercenary.
(c) Metaphysical.
(d) Melancholy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who prompted Anne Sexton to start a writing career?

2. "Mule Team and Poster" was based on a photograph taken by which of the following?

3. "Degrees of Gray in Philipsburg" discusses what type of mine?

4. Ammons considered himself to be a part of which spiritual movement?

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

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