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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "Calling Jesus," when does the dog of the woman described nuzzle up to the speaker?
(a) When she is sad.
(b) When she tells it to.
(c) When she feels calm.
(d) When she forgets about her life.

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

4. What does the beehive represent?
(a) The South.
(b) The brain.
(c) The universe.
(d) Georgia.

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

6. What is the physical stature of the woman described in "Portrait in Georgia"?
(a) Muscular.
(b) Fat.
(c) Slim.
(d) Gangly.

7. Whom does Rhobert leave behind when he dies?
(a) His parents.
(b) His wife and children.
(c) No one.
(d) His wife.

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

9. What does the author visually contrast with the whitewashed streets of Washington in "Seventh Street"?
(a) Blood.
(b) Rum.
(c) Tar.
(d) Black skin.

10. What ethnicity is Paul?
(a) White.
(b) Mixed.
(c) Black.
(d) We do not find out.

11. In "Calling Jesus," to what animal is the soul of the woman described compared?
(a) A dog.
(b) A bird.
(c) A fish.
(d) A cat.

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

13. What is the best description of the storm in "Storm Ending"?
(a) Muddled.
(b) Piercing.
(c) Loud.
(d) Quiet.

14. Who is the piano player in the theater that Muriel and Dan go to?
(a) King Fish.
(b) Jim Clem.
(c) Jack Kleat.
(d) Fats Domino.

15. At what age does the speaker begin to tell the story of Avey?
(a) High school.
(b) Middle age.
(c) College.
(d) As a child.

Short Answer Questions

1. How will those in attendance at Rhobert's funeral remember him?

2. What will the speaker's feeling overpower in "Her Lips are Copper Wire"?

3. Although his body is weak, how is the speaker's soul described in "Prayer"?

4. Where are Muriel, Bernice, and Dan going to see the show?

5. How does Avey initially feel about the speaker?

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