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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Denise Levertov, Richard Hugo, Edgar Bowers, Carolyn Kizer, and Donald Justice.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which poet wrote the "Autumn Shade" series?
(a) Yeats.
(b) Kizer.
(c) Levertov.
(d) Bowers.

2. In what year did Swenson move to New York?
(a) 1949.
(b) 1953.
(c) 1959,
(d) 1946,

3. Which of the following words is used to describe Mary Swenson's work?
(a) Wise.
(b) Frivolous.
(c) Flawless.
(d) Perceptive.

4. Schuyler compares poetry to which of the following?
(a) Constellations.
(b) Painting.
(c) Birth.
(d) Death.

5. Which of the poets had a Hasidic Russian rabbi for a father?
(a) Bowers.
(b) Kizer.
(c) Hugo.
(d) Levertov.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which one of the poets worked as a consultant to the Library of Congress?

2. Elizabeth Bishop was raised by relatives in which major metropolitan area?

3. Mona Van Duyn taught at which St. Louis based university?

4. How many poets appear in the book?

5. Duncan was linked to the _______ poets.

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