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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first poem in Part 1 of All My Pretty Ones?
(a) "All My Pretty Ones."
(b) "The Black Art."
(c) "Lament."
(d) "The Truth the Dead Know."

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

3. "For John, Who Begs Me Not To Enquire Further" is a defense against whom?
(a) The author's father.
(b) The author's mother.
(c) The author's teacher.
(d) The author's doctor.

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

5. Who does the speaker encounter on a ferry in "Letter Written On a Ferry While Crossing Long Island Sound"?
(a) A clown.
(b) A childhood friend.
(c) A priest.
(d) Nuns.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the speaker of "It Is a Spring Afternoon" waiting?

2. How is God portrayed in "For God While Sleeping"?

3. How many poems are in the first part of All My Pretty Ones?

4. How many sections are in "The Operation"?

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

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