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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Amy Clampitt, Dave Smith, Marilyn Hacker, William Matthews, and Sharon Olds.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who prompted Anne Sexton to start a writing career?
(a) Neighbor.
(b) Therapist.
(c) Husband.
(d) Professor.

2. Marilyn Hacker spends six months of the year in New York; the other six months in _____.
(a) Paris.
(b) New Orleans.
(c) Vancouver.
(d) Amsterdam.

3. In which year was Van Duyn appointed as the Poet Laureate?
(a) 1989.
(b) 1996.
(c) 1974.
(d) 1992.

4. Who wrote the poem titled, "Onions?"
(a) Olds.
(b) Matthews.
(c) Hacker.
(d) Smith.

5. Which poem was written for a survivor of Hiroshima?
(a) "The Night Mirror."
(b) "The Horse."
(c) "The Truth the Dead Know."
(d) "The Bear."

Short Answer Questions

1. Philip Levine held which of the following jobs?

2. Which of the poets was a high school football star?

3. Which poet works at Johns Hopkins University?

4. Which of the following is a main theme in Amy Clampitt's work?

5. Dave Smith has developed a poetic voice often referred to as the ____ self.

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