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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Frank O'Hara, David Wagoner, Robert Creeley, Allen Ginsberg, and W.D. Snodgrass.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following words is not used in reference to Howard Nemerov's work?
(a) Light.
(b) Sardonic.
(c) Ironic.
(d) Brooding.

2. Which of the following was not a job held by Wilbur?
(a) Editor.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Lyricist.
(d) Conductor.

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

4. Cunningham's work was referred to as being cool and _____.
(a) Hip.
(b) Aloof.
(c) Reserved.
(d) Classical.

5. Elizabeth Bishop was raised by relatives in which major metropolitan area?
(a) St. Louis.
(b) Boston.
(c) Dallas.
(d) New York.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was the position established?

2. Which of Cunningham's poems it the first to appear in his section?

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

4. What is the latest year in which one of the poets was born?

5. Justice writes a poem about a lone reader waiting in a _____ at dusk.

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