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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. In "For Mr. Death Who Stands With His Door Open", the speaker personifies ______ and ______.
(a) Death and life.
(b) Time and death.
(c) Time and tide.
(d) Faith and doubt.
2. What theme does the author explore in "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs"?
(a) Romance.
(b) Jealousy.
(c) Feminism.
(d) Tradition.
3. What poem is the companion poem to "The Rowing Endeth"?
(a) The book's first poem.
(b) The book's last poem.
(c) The book's second poem.
(d) The first poem in Live or Die.
4. How many poems are in the collection "O Ye Tongues"?
(a) Ten.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Five.
(d) Nine.
5. How many parts is The Book of Folly divided into?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) Five.
(d) Four.
6. Who is pursuing the speaker in "Oh"?
(a) Death.
(b) A shadow.
(c) Doubt.
(d) Mental illness.
7. How is Jesus depicted in "The Jesus Papers"?
(a) Headstrong.
(b) Humble.
(c) Smug.
(d) Two-faced.
8. Who casts doubt on Jesus' miracles in "The Jesus Papers"?
(a) The Virgin Mary.
(b) Judas.
(c) The author.
(d) John the Baptist.
9. Who curses the maiden's father in "The Maiden Without Hands"?
(a) An old woman.
(b) A wizard.
(c) A warlock.
(d) A witch.
10. Where is the blame assigned in "The Earth Falls Down"?
(a) The speaker's mother.
(b) The speaker's sister.
(c) The speaker herself.
(d) Blame is not assigned.
11. "The Hex" describes the connection between the speaker's inability to appreciate happiness and her relationship to who?
(a) Her grandmother.
(b) Her husband.
(c) Her sister.
(d) Her mother.
12. What are the maiden's replacement hands made of in "The Maiden Without Hands"?
(a) Silver.
(b) Wood.
(c) Gold.
(d) Bronze.
13. "Rats Live On No Evil Star" is a revision of what Biblical story?
(a) The story of Job.
(b) Daniel in the lions' den.
(c) Adam and Eve.
(d) Joseph and his coat of colors.
14. What is particularly depicted in "God's Backside"?
(a) Cold weather.
(b) A fire.
(c) Hot weather.
(d) A flood.
15. Who eats a magical snake in "The White Snake"?
(a) A queen.
(b) A king.
(c) A king's cook.
(d) A king's servant.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who releases Iron Hans from his cage in "Iron Hans"?
2. "The Death of Fathers" and "Angels of the Love Affair" are both comprised of _____ shorter poems.
3. Whose quote inspired The Awful Rowing Toward God?
4. Who is portrayed as God in "The God-Monger"?
5. How many sections is "The Death Baby" divided into?
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