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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the farmer in "Old Man Michael" blame for his bad crops?
(a) Coyotes.
(b) The weather.
(c) The workers.
(d) His ex-wife.

2. What does the poet of "Rendezvous With America" claim America will face?
(a) A war with Russia.
(b) 9/11.
(c) Challenges.
(d) Great Wealth.

3. What is Frederick Douglas famous for being?
(a) An abolitionist.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A musician.
(d) A painter.

4. What do the townspeople become interested in during the poem "The Street Called Straight"?
(a) Power.
(b) Love.
(c) War.
(d) Money.

5. In "Tempo Primo," what black heroes are mentioned?
(a) President Obama.
(b) Harriet Tubman.
(c) Jesse Jackson.
(d) Justice Clarence Thomas.

6. Who does the bard in "The Bard of Addis Ababa" call to?
(a) Teachers.
(b) Spirits.
(c) Warriors.
(d) God.

7. What question does Tolson ask in "The Mountain Climber"?
(a) Why the climber quits his job.
(b) Why the moon never shines on the mountain.
(c) How long it takes to climb a mountain.
(d) Why the climber risks his life.

8. Who does Tolson compare Crispus Attucks to?
(a) Frederick Douglas.
(b) Sam Wheat.
(c) Patrick Henry.
(d) George Washington.

9. Who is La Guardia?
(a) A mayor.
(b) A teacher,
(c) A judge.
(d) A writer.

10. In the poem "Rendezvous With America," what is the population that arrives in America like?
(a) Asian.
(b) Diverse.
(c) Black.
(d) White.

11. What religion is Louis Brandeis?
(a) Muslim.
(b) Aetheist.
(c) Catholic.
(d) Jewish.

12. What is a Hamlet?
(a) A murder.
(b) A flower.
(c) A slice of meat.
(d) A ring.

13. What is La Guardia's ethnic background?
(a) Spanish.
(b) Italian.
(c) African.
(d) French.

14. How long does Tolson say blacks were enslaved in "Andante Sostenuto"?
(a) 50 years.
(b) 500 years.
(c) 100 years.
(d) 300 years.

15. What does love equal in "If You Should Lie to Me"?
(a) Freedom.
(b) Trust.
(c) Hate.
(d) Friendship.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the poet describe the people that flock to America in "Rendezvous With America"?

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

3. What color is the object the craftsman in "Damascus Bride" makes?

4. Where did the one sharecropper travel in "The Ballad of the Rattlesnake"?

5. What should separate the rose and the thorn in "The Unknown Soldier"?

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