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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Song for Myself Poems.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the poet describe the mongrel in "When Great Dogs Fight"?
(a) Loving.
(b) Weak.
(c) Mean.
(d) Strong.

2. What does the poet compare the foundation of America to in "Larghetto"?
(a) A desert.
(b) A house.
(c) An ocean.
(d) A stream.

3. How does the poet describe Michael in "Old Man Michael"?
(a) Strong.
(b) Young.
(c) Cry-baby.
(d) Frail.

4. Who is Stokowski?
(a) A composer.
(b) A painter.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A lawyer.

5. According to "A Song for Myself," what can one find in death?
(a) Peace.
(b) Hunger.
(c) Truth.
(d) Anger.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the black man want in "Tempo Primo"?

2. In "The Ballad of the Rattlesnake," what are the sharecroppers doing?

3. What does the mechanic in "The Shift of Gears" tell the narrator?

4. What can bad men not escape according to "A Song for Myself"?

5. Why does the bartender judge the narrator in "An Ex-Judge at the Bar"?

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