2. What myth does the author rethink in "To a Friend Whose Work Has Come To Triumph"?
(a) Hercules.
(b) Persephone.
(c) Odysseus.
(d) Icarus.

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

4. What is the purpose of "For My Lover, Returning to His Wife"?
(a) To remind the lover where his loyalties lie.
(b) To say goodbye.
(c) To give an ultamatum.
(d) To entice the lover to stay longer.

5. What is the tone of "Moon Song, Woman Song"?
(a) Loving.
(b) Hard.
(c) Nightmarish.
(d) Dreamy.

6. What is the purpose of poetry in "The Black Art"?
(a) Spiritual mentor.
(b) Salvation.
(c) Companion.
(d) Catharsis.

7. What is the last poem in Live or Die?
(a) "The Addict."
(b) "Live."
(c) "Self in 1958."
(d) "Die."

8. Who is the subject of "Your Face on the Dog's Neck"?
(a) The speaker's cat.
(b) The speaker's lover.
(c) The speaker's daughter.
(d) The speaker herself.

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

10. Where does the title for the first poem in Live or Die come from?
(a) The title of the book.
(b) A song by Sara Bareilles.
(c) A nursery rhyme.
(d) A book about the solar system.

11. What is the purpose of "Somewhere in Africa"?
(a) An expression of the author's desire to travel.
(b) A letter while on safari.
(c) A eulogistic farewell.
(d) A meditation on mental escapism.

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

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

14. What does "Elizabeth Gone" explore as the possibility of an escape?
(a) Parenthood.
(b) Death.
(c) Marriage.
(d) Education.

15. What is the subject of "Your Face on the Dog's Neck" doing?
(a) Playing with the dog.
(b) Napping with the dog.
(c) Sitting with the dog.
(d) Fighting with the dog.