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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In which year did Anne Sexton die?
(a) 1978.
(b) 1981.
(c) 1967.
(d) 1974.

3. Rita Dove's work often blends history with which type of poetry?
(a) Quatrain.
(b) Lyric.
(c) Epigram.
(d) Villanelle.

4. Which poet wrote the poem titled, "Mock Orange?"
(a) Palmer.
(b) Gluck.
(c) McPherson.
(d) Ryan.

5. Robert Pinsky studied at which university?
(a) Tulane.
(b) Rutgers.
(c) Butler.
(d) Notre Dame.

6. 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) Lungs.
(c) Brain.
(d) Stomach.

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

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

9. Anne Sexton wrote a poem based on which famous painting?
(a) The Last Supper.
(b) Starry Night.
(c) The Madonna and Child.
(d) Mona Lisa.

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

11. Which of the following words best describes Sharon Olds' work?
(a) Startling.
(b) Simplistic.
(c) Crude.
(d) Mellow.

12. Heather McHugh's work is often compared to the work of ______.
(a) Emerson.
(b) Yeats.
(c) Stevens.
(d) Roarke.

13. Yusef Komunyakaa's father was born in which country?
(a) Japan.
(b) Trinidad.
(c) Turkey.
(d) Israel.

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

15. Adrienne Rich practiced which religion?
(a) Buddhism.
(b) Paganism.
(c) Catholocism.
(d) Judaism.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the poets was born in the south but uses a northern perspective?

3. Unlike many poets, Robert Pinsky has no interest in _____.

4. Mary Oliver is considered to be one of the best ____ poets.

5. Which word is best used to describe the work of Sandra McPherson?

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