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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Book of Folly.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does "The Starry Night" borrow a quote from?
(a) Degas.
(b) Van Gogh.
(c) Monet.
(d) Picasso.

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

3. "Loving the Killer" takes place where?
(a) On a safari.
(b) In a kitchen.
(c) In the woods.
(d) On the street.

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

5. How are the poems arranged in Live or Die?
(a) Randomly.
(b) The order in which they were written.
(c) In an order selected by the author's daughter.
(d) Alphabetically.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the speaker's daughter cry out for when she is in an accident in "Pain for a Daughter"?

2. What is the purpose of the first poem in Transformations?

3. Who is "Mother and Daughter" addressed to?

4. What is the subject of "Barefoot"?

5. Who is pursuing the speaker in "Oh"?

(see the answer key)

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