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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Love Poems.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "With Mercy For the Greedy" makes a statement about art as what?
(a) Religion.
(b) Salvation.
(c) Sin.
(d) Forgiveness.

2. How many poems are in Part 3 of All My Pretty Ones?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) Ten.

3. How many poems are in the first part of All My Pretty Ones?
(a) Four.
(b) Ten.
(c) Nine.
(d) Thirteen.

4. Who does the speaker identify with in "Consorting With Angels"?
(a) Joan of Arc.
(b) The Virgin Mary.
(c) Sylvia Plath.
(d) Mary Magdalen.

5. How is marriage portrayed in "Man and Wife"?
(a) A career like any other.
(b) Playing house eternally.
(c) A dismal trap.
(d) A blessed escape.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what year did the author receive an award for Live or Die?

3. Who is the speaker with in "The Fortress"?

4. What point of view is "The House" written in?

5. What does "Elizabeth Gone" explore as the possibility of an escape?

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