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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Charles Wright, Audre Lorde, Mary Oliver, Jay Wright, and C.K. Williams.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Frank O'Hara was deeply affected by the death of which famous artist?
(a) Adams.
(b) Pollock.
(c) Whistler.
(d) Picasso.

2. James Dickey claims his life was changed after spending a year in which European country?
(a) England.
(b) Ireland.
(c) France.
(d) Italy.

3. "Degrees of Gray in Philipsburg" discusses what type of mine?
(a) Coal.
(b) Gold.
(c) Silver.
(d) Diamond.

4. "Amusing Our Daughters" was written to which of the poet's family members?
(a) Sister.
(b) Brother.
(c) Father.
(d) Mother.

5. Which poet was greatly influenced by William Butler Yeats and W.H. Auden?
(a) Randall Jarrell.
(b) Theodore Roethke.
(c) John Berryman.
(d) Elizabeth Bishop.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Randall Jarrell's poetry is typically centered around which event/era?

4. What was A.R. Ammons field of study in college?

5. One of Randall Jarrell's poems is titled, "The Women at the ____ Zoo."

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