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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Gary Snyder focuses a lot of his work around which topic?
(a) God.
(b) Love.
(c) Nature.
(d) Death.

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

3. The poem "Planetarium" was written in honor of which astronomer?
(a) Copernicus.
(b) Herschel.
(c) Galileo.
(d) Simon.

4. Which poet works at Johns Hopkins University?
(a) Smith.
(b) Hacker.
(c) Olds.
(d) Clampitt.

5. Mary Oliver believed that the majority of her poems were ______.
(a) Flawless.
(b) Epiphanies.
(c) Awkward.
(d) Visionary.

6. C.K. Williams worked as which of the following?
(a) Pharmacist.
(b) Arborist.
(c) Landscaper.
(d) Therapist.

7. Sylvia Plath wrote a poem in honor of God's lioness _____.
(a) Ilsa.
(b) Demeter.
(c) Ariel.
(d) Bast.

8. Which poet wrote the poem titled, "Ebb Tide?"
(a) Graham.
(b) Hirsch.
(c) McHugh.
(d) Dove.

9. Which poet wrote "The Old Cosmologists?"
(a) Gluck.
(b) Ryan.
(c) McPherson.
(d) Palmer.

10. Which poet wrote "The Gas Station?"
(a) Lorde.
(b) Oliver.
(c) Williams.
(d) Wright.

11. What was the name of Sylvia Plath's husband?
(a) Hughes.
(b) Wakefield.
(c) Warner.
(d) Milford.

12. Who wrote "Venetian Interior, 1889?"
(a) Rich.
(b) Howard.
(c) Plath.
(d) Snyder.

13. Which poet wrote "Another Life?"
(a) Bidart.
(b) Pinsky.
(c) Simic.
(d) Harper.

14. Jorie Graham's work is often referred to as being _____.
(a) Abstract.
(b) Controlled.
(c) Reckless.
(d) Methodical.

15. Unlike many poets, Robert Pinsky has no interest in _____.
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Realism.
(c) Simile.
(d) Symbolism.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which poet often used inner city life as a theme?

2. Later in his career, Williams changed his style to reflect that of which famous poet?

3. Which poet wrote the poem titled, "Mock Orange?"

4. Charles Wright wrote an homage to which famous painter?

5. In which year did Anne Sexton win the Pulitzer Prize?

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