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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does the speaker describe God in the poem 'Listen, Lord'?

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

4. What is the boy's new life like in 'The Prodigal Son' ?

5. What tool does the speaker in 'Listen, Lord' say the preachers words should be similar to?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the preacher interject into the middle of the poem 'The Prodigal Son'?

2. In 'Noah Built the Ark,' what does Eve believe will happen if she eats fruit from the tree? Who tells her otherwise?

3. How will people know that Judgment Day arrives? Who will notify them?

4. What finally convinces the Pharaoh to do God's bidding in 'Let My People Go'?

5. Where is Jesus at the start of 'The Crucifixion' and who is with him?

6. How long do the floods last in the poem 'Noah Built the Ark'?

7. What happens when God walks upon the earth in 'The Creation'?

8. What question does the preacher ask his congregation at the end of the poem 'Judgment Day'?

9. Describe how the congregation in 'Listen, Lord' approaches God.

10. How does the God describe the sinners in 'Judgment Day'? What will they wear? What animal does he refer to them as?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Moses reaction to God in 'Let my People Go'? How does God approach Moses? Why does God believe Moses is worthy? Discuss the relationship between God and Moses in detail.

Essay Topic 2

Choose two titles from Johnson's book of poetry. Analyze the significance of the title in context of the poem. Why did Johnson choose this specific title? Does it suit the poem?

Essay Topic 3

How does Johnson use dialect and dialogue in his poems? Site specific examples and discuss why Johnson makes the choices he does. What does it add to the poem?

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