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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Live or Die.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Torn Down From Glory Daily" draws a parallel between animal hunger and ______.
(a) Survival of the fittest.
(b) Human instinct.
(c) Human sexuality.
(d) Uncommon friendships.

2. What type of poem is "For the Year of the Insane"?
(a) A blurb.
(b) A prayer.
(c) An epitaph.
(d) A eulogy.

3. What is the time frame in which the poems of Live or Die were written?
(a) 1960-1965.
(b) 1958-1962.
(c) 1962-1966.
(d) 1960-1962.

4. In "For Eleanor Boylan Talking With God," what does the speaker witness a woman doing?
(a) Laughing.
(b) Dying.
(c) Praying.
(d) Weeping.

5. Who does the speaker's daughter cry out for when she is in an accident in "Pain for a Daughter"?
(a) Her mother (the speaker).
(b) God.
(c) She does not cry out.
(d) Her father.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Kind Sir: These Woods" is a meditation on becoming what?

2. What is the purpose of "Somewhere in Africa"?

3. What award was given to the author for Live or Die?

4. What is the subject of "Those Times"?

5. What is the tone of "Sylvia's Death"?

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