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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many poems are in Part 2 of the author's first book of poetry?
(a) Seven.
(b) One.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Three.

2. What is the subject of "Elizabeth Gone"?
(a) Reunion.
(b) Birth.
(c) Sex.
(d) Death.

3. What does the speaker pledge in "The Fortress"?
(a) Eternal friendship.
(b) Unconditional love.
(c) Unwavering loyalty.
(d) Lifelong creativity.

4. What award was given to the author for Live or Die?
(a) The Pushcart Prize.
(b) The Nobel Prize.
(c) The Edgar Allen Poe Prize.
(d) The Pulitzer Prize.

5. What is the speaker addicted to in "The Addict"?
(a) Alcohol.
(b) Poetry.
(c) Self-mutilation.
(d) Prescription pills.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the sister poem to "The Double Image"?

2. Part I of the author's first book of poetry deals with the trauma of what?

3. What is the speaker doing in "The Fortress"?

4. "With Mercy For the Greedy" is a rebuttal to a friend's suggestion that the speaker should seek what?

5. What is the subject of "The Operation"?

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