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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Amy Clampitt, Dave Smith, Marilyn Hacker, William Matthews, and Sharon Olds.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which poet wrote about the "domestic self?"
(a) Sexton.
(b) Hollander.
(c) Levine.
(d) Kinnell.

2. Which of the following was not one of the jobs held by Gary Snyder?
(a) Ditch digger.
(b) Forester.
(c) Seaman.
(d) Logger.

3. Which of the poets wrote a piece titled, "Frederick Douglass?"
(a) Hayden.
(b) Garrigue.
(c) Olson.
(d) Cunningham.

4. Cunningham's work was referred to as being cool and _____.
(a) Hip.
(b) Reserved.
(c) Aloof.
(d) Classical.

5. In Sharon Olds' "The Glass," she writes about her father who is dying from a tumor in which part of his body?
(a) Throat.
(b) Brain.
(c) Lungs.
(d) Stomach.

Short Answer Questions

1. Marilyn Hacker previously worked as a salesperson. Which item did Hacker sell?

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

3. Who wrote the poem titled, "Onions?"

4. Garrigue was influenced by which famous composer?

5. "Amusing Our Daughters" was written to which of the poet's family members?

(see the answer key)

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