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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Seventh Street is located in which city?
(a) New York, New York.
(b) Kansas City, Kansas.
(c) Atlanta, Georgia.
(d) Washington, D.C.

2. In "Harvest Song," who does the speaker long to hear?
(a) The voice of God.
(b) Children laughing.
(c) His mother singing.
(d) Other field workers.

3. Who does Dan compare himself to when he makes the exclamation in the theater?
(a) Moses.
(b) A slave.
(c) Jesus.
(d) Muriel.

4. How is the flesh of the woman described in "Portrait in Georgia"?
(a) Wrinkled.
(b) Black.
(c) Moist.
(d) Shiny.

5. What is Avey's profession?
(a) Cook.
(b) Prostitute.
(c) Maid.
(d) Dental assistant.

6. After comparing his soul to a little finger, how does the speaker then describe this body part?
(a) Immovable.
(b) Frail.
(c) Resilient.
(d) Small.

7. Where do Bona and Paul get into an argument?
(a) On the dance floor.
(b) In the street.
(c) In Paul's room.
(d) In the hallway.

8. What does Dan tell Muriel about love?
(a) That it is all around them.
(b) That it curls around them like smoke.
(c) That it lives in her heart.
(d) That it does not exist.

9. During the day, where does the dog follow the woman in "Calling Jesus"?
(a) To her home.
(b) Everywhere.
(c) In the forest.
(d) To work.

10. Which part of the speaker does he feel is most easily nourished in "Prayer"?
(a) His mind.
(b) His body.
(c) His heart.
(d) His soul.

11. What courses through the speaker's veins in "Her Lips are Copper Wire"?
(a) Electricity.
(b) Hate.
(c) Fear.
(d) Blood.

12. What will the speaker's feeling overpower in "Her Lips are Copper Wire"?
(a) The power grid.
(b) The wishes of others.
(c) His own hesitations.
(d) The woman's objections.

13. What is the hair of the woman described compared to in "Portrait in Georgia"?
(a) A snake.
(b) A lyncher's rope.
(c) A dog's tail.
(d) Maggots.

14. At what age, do we find the woman described in "Portrait in Georgia"?
(a) As a teenager.
(b) Middle age.
(c) Old age.
(d) As a child.

15. What is the overall appearance of the woman described in "Portrait in Georgia"?
(a) Broken.
(b) Disjointed.
(c) Beautiful.
(d) Ugly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Helen think are Bona's feelings toward Paul?

2. What color is the honey of the beehive against the black night sky?

3. Washington is described as primarily what ethnic make-up?

4. Why are Rhobert's legs bowed?

5. Which part of the woman's body in "Her Lips are Copper Wire" are the transmitters?

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