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

2. How might one view America after reading "Rendezvous With America"?
(a) Racist.
(b) Melting pot.
(c) Wealthy.
(d) Terrible.

3. How do the black men respond to the farmer in "Old Man Michael"?
(a) They hate him.
(b) They laugh at him.
(c) They fear him.
(d) They kick him.

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

5. How many parts is the poem "Dark Symphony"?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 6.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "When Great Dogs Fight" what does the mongrel steal at the end of the poem?

2. What crash does "Larghetto" assert black men were not involved in?

3. What does Tolson claim in "Dark Symphony" that the black man has less of then white men?

4. What Indian tribe tied up the man in "The Ballad of the Rattlesnake"?

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

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