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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Death and Grief.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Kennedy, what is marriage?
(a) The pursuit of love and strength over a lifetime.
(b) The ultimate committment.
(c) The end of searching for love.
(d) The way to replace passion with real love.

2. Who wrote Jamesian?
(a) Vikram Seth.
(b) Robert Browning.
(c) Leo Marks.
(d) Thom Gun.

3. What is Emily Dickinson's tone in her poem about breaking up?
(a) Ambivalent.
(b) Happy.
(c) Relieved.
(d) Upset.

4. How does Margaret Walker describe her grandmothers in Lineage?
(a) Strong.
(b) Abusive.
(c) Kind.
(d) All of these.

5. In what style are the section introductions written?
(a) Couplets.
(b) Lists.
(c) Prose.
(d) Sonnet.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Kennedy describe the relationship women have with beauty?

2. Who wrote To His Mistress Going to Bed?

3. How does the man in When He Pressed His Lips feel after his affair?

4. What choices does Kennedy say are the most important?

5. What degrades one in As Much As You Can?

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