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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. Merwin, a former expatriate, lives in which US state?
(a) New York.
(b) California.
(c) Rhode Island.
(d) Hawaii.

2. Anne Sexton wrote a poem based on which famous painting?
(a) The Madonna and Child.
(b) Starry Night.
(c) Mona Lisa.
(d) The Last Supper.

3. Which of the following was not one of Robert Creeley's jobs?
(a) Chicken farmer.
(b) Translator.
(c) Publisher.
(d) Ambulance driver.

4. Merrill moved back to the US in which year?
(a) 1974.
(b) 1959.
(c) 1961,
(d) 1968.

5. Later in his career, Williams changed his style to reflect that of which famous poet?
(a) Longfellow.
(b) Emerson.
(c) Wordsworth.
(d) Whitman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote "Venetian Interior, 1889?"

2. The poem "Planetarium" was written in honor of which astronomer?

3. W.S. Merwin attended which Ivy League school?

4. In what year was Robert Haas named Poet Laureate?

5. "The Tourist from Syracuse" was inspired by the writing of which author?

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