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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the poets was born in the south but uses a northern perspective?
(a) Palmer.
(b) Voigt.
(c) Gluck.
(d) Ryan.

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

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

4. What was Yusef Komunyakaa's birth name?
(a) Yuri Williams.
(b) Josef Brown.
(c) Seth Lindstrom.
(d) Robert Korb.

5. Who prompted Anne Sexton to start a writing career?
(a) Therapist.
(b) Neighbor.
(c) Husband.
(d) Professor.

6. Which word is not used to describe Ellen Bryant Voigt's work?
(a) Non-denominational.
(b) Instinctive.
(c) Ironic.
(d) Moralistic.

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

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

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

10. In Louise Gluck's "Messengers" which of the following seems to be waiting for the poet?
(a) Fans.
(b) Children.
(c) Clouds.
(d) Animals.

11. Heather McHugh studied under which famous poet?
(a) Walt Whitman.
(b) Theodore Roethke.
(c) Robert Lowell.
(d) Allen Ginsberg.

12. Michael Palmer's poetry is said to use a(n) ______ abstraction.
(a) Free flowing.
(b) Argumentative.
(c) Controlled.
(d) Mystical.

13. Rita Dove was named as the ____ Poet Laureate.
(a) 9th.
(b) 11th.
(c) 7th.
(d) 8th.

14. What word is used to describe Robert Frost's work?
(a) Naturalistic.
(b) Strong.
(c) Symbolic.
(d) Rueful.

15. Sharon Olds is often labeled as a ______ poet.
(a) Confessional.
(b) Regressional.
(c) Mainstream.
(d) Controversial.

Short Answer Questions

1. Jorie Graham's work is often referred to as being _____.

2. Harper was born in which city?

3. Charles Simic was born in which country?

4. Which poet wrote the poem titled, "Ebb Tide?"

5. Which poem was written for a survivor of Hiroshima?

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