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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is tied to the rattlesnakes tail in "The Ballad of the Rattlesnake"?
(a) A bone.
(b) A stick.
(c) A rock.
(d) A fork.

2. In "If You Should Lie to Me," who is the narrator speaking to?
(a) His brother.
(b) His mother.
(c) His lover.
(d) His son.

3. Who does the skull the mountain climber finds belong to?
(a) A previous climber.
(b) A sheep.
(c) A cow.
(d) A bear.

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

5. How many historic places does Tolson plan to rendezvous at?
(a) 1.
(b) 10.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

6. What animal is mentioned in "A Legend of Versailles"?
(a) A tiger.
(b) A sheep.
(c) A dog.
(d) A bear.

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

8. What should separate the rose and the thorn in "The Unknown Soldier"?
(a) Power.
(b) Justice.
(c) Liberty.
(d) Love.

9. 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.

10. When does the town of fathers meet?
(a) March 6th.
(b) June 4th.
(c) July 4th.
(d) September 8th.

11. How does the economist in "A Primer for Today" claim change occurs?
(a) Microeconomics.
(b) Foreclosure.
(c) The stock market.
(d) Wealth and poverty.

12. What does the bard in "The Bard of Addis Ababa" chant about?
(a) War.
(b) Pain.
(c) God.
(d) Freedom.

13. What object does the craftsman in "Damascus Bride" make?
(a) A table.
(b) A basket.
(c) A blade.
(d) A gun.

14. Where do the hillmen think they should not build?
(a) The city square.
(b) The temple.
(c) The lake.
(d) Vesuvius.

15. What did slaves do on slaves ships in "Lento Grave"?
(a) Wrote letters.
(b) Rowed.
(c) Wrote books.
(d) Sang.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the poem "Rendezvous With America," what is the population that arrives in America like?

2. What is the poem "Vesuvius" about?

3. What does the white man tell the black man to forget in "Andante Sostenuto"?

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

5. What does a teacher teach his students in "The Gallows"?

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