The Complete Poems Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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The Complete Poems Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the subject of "Somewhere in Africa"?
(a) Sylvia Plath.
(b) John Holmes.
(c) T. S. Eliot.
(d) Ted Hughes.

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

3. "Music Swims Back To Me" presents an irony of the freedom where?
(a) Parenthood.
(b) In a hospital room.
(c) Confined to a home.
(d) In an asylum.

4. What kind of accident is the subject of "Pain for a Daughter"?
(a) Train.
(b) Car.
(c) Carriage.
(d) Horseback riding.

5. Where does the woman in "Moon Song, Woman Song" live?
(a) On the star nearest to the moon.
(b) Dusk.
(c) Nighttime.
(d) Dawn.

6. "Kind Sir: These Woods" is a meditation on becoming what?
(a) Lost.
(b) A child again.
(c) Found.
(d) An adult.

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

8. What is explored in "The Double Image"?
(a) Duty.
(b) Abandonment.
(c) Love.
(d) Legacy.

9. When does "You All Know the Story of the Other Woman" take place?
(a) In the middle of an affair.
(b) At the beginning of an affair.
(c) At the end of an affair.
(d) At a chance meeting between a mistress and her lover's wife.

10. What is the subject of "Those Times"?
(a) Sexual abuse.
(b) Mental illness.
(c) Death.
(d) Divorce.

11. What is the second poem in Part 5 of All My Pretty Ones?
(a) "Water."
(b) "The Hangman."
(c) "Woman with Girdle."
(d) "Old."

12. How many sections are in "The Operation"?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

13. "Music Swims Back To Me" is a reflection on the speaker's immersion in what?
(a) Mental collapse.
(b) Medical interventions.
(c) Family.
(d) Poetry.

14. What is the subject of "Barefoot"?
(a) A forbidden rendevous.
(b) Pregnancy.
(c) Sexual tease.
(d) Honeymoon.

15. Where is the speaker of "It Is a Spring Afternoon" waiting?
(a) In bed.
(b) In a tree.
(c) On a bridge.
(d) Under a bridge.

Short Answer Questions

1. "The Bells" ponders about the search for love and acceptance from whom?

2. "With Mercy For the Greedy" makes a statement about art as what?

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

4. Who is the speaker traveling to see in the poem "Flight"?

5. What is the purpose of poetry in "The Black Art"?

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