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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Go Down Death—A Funeral Sermon.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the poem 'Listen, Lord' what does the speaker want the preacher protected from?
(a) Bad weather.
(b) Robbers.
(c) The unfaithful.
(d) The Devil.

2. What is 'Listen, Lord' about?
(a) A psalm.
(b) A hymn.
(c) A prayer.
(d) A chat.

3. In 'The Creation,' what does the leftover light create?
(a) The shiny rocks on the earth.
(b) The ripples in the lake.
(c) The starfish in the ocean.
(d) The stars and moon.

4. Where does Johnson say in the poem 'The Prodigal Son,' the road away from one's father lead?
(a) Back home.
(b) To freedom.
(c) To heaven's gates.
(d) To the gates of hell.

5. In the poem 'The Creation' what helps things to grow in stanza seven?
(a) God's footsteps.
(b) Rain.
(c) Farmers.
(d) Love.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the poem 'The Prodigal Son,' where does the son travel to?

2. How are the walls of time described in the poem 'Listen, Lord'?

3. What is the poem 'The Creation' about?

4. Why does preacher say Jesus did not name the man or his sons in 'The Prodigal Son' ?

5. What are the women in the city like in the poem 'The Prodigal Son' ?

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