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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Mark Doty, Gjertrud Schnackenberg, Henri Cole, Li-Young Lee, and Carl Phillips.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Elizabeth Bishop was raised by relatives in which major metropolitan area?
(a) New York.
(b) Dallas.
(c) Boston.
(d) St. Louis.

2. Marilyn Hacker spends six months of the year in New York; the other six months in _____.
(a) Paris.
(b) New Orleans.
(c) Amsterdam.
(d) Vancouver.

3. Jorie Graham was raised in which country?
(a) Canada.
(b) Pakistan.
(c) Italy.
(d) US.

4. Which of the following was not a job held by Wilbur?
(a) Conductor.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Editor.
(d) Lyricist.

5. Yusef Komunyakaa served in which war?
(a) Korea.
(b) Vietnam.
(c) WWII.
(d) Desert Storm.

Short Answer Questions

1. W.S. Merwin attended which Ivy League school?

2. What word is used to describe Robert Frost's work?

3. What famous poet first inspired Charles Wright?

4. Which poet was the first director of the literary programs at the National Endowment for the Arts?

5. Which poet wrote "The Gas Station?"

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