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The American Tradition in Literature, Volume 2 Book Cover
The American Tradition in Literature, Volume 2, 10/e
George Perkins, Eastern Michigan University
Barbara Perkins, University of Toledo-Toledo

Multiple Choice Quiz



1

In "With Mercy for the Greedy," the poet claims that she has been doing "reference work" in
A)genealogies
B)demographics
C)quilting
D)sin
2

"All My Pretty Ones" is a reference primarily to
A)photos found in an estate
B)the family's pets
C)surviving children
D)scrapbooks
3

Anne Sexton suffered from
A)angina
B)arthritis
C)depression
D)dehydration
4

In "Letter Written on a Ferry While Crossing Long Island," the poet prays that the four nuns be
A)beatified for sainthood
B)undressed
C)loosened from their moorings on the deck of the ferry
D)reincarnated
5

Anne Sexton made influential contacts with other poets in the workshop of
A)Robert Lowell
B)Carl Sandburg
C)Robert Frost
D)Sylvia Plath








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