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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Micucu's auntie do in "The Burglar of Babylon"?
(a) Takes him into her home.
(b) Throws him out of her home.
(c) Gives him money.
(d) Withholds money.

2. What does "Jeronimo's House" describe?
(a) A tiny house.
(b) A dog house.
(c) A large house.
(d) A barn.

3. What does the tone of "Letter to N.Y." reveal about the friendship portrayed?
(a) It is intimate.
(b) They have just met.
(c) They are just acquaintances.
(d) They frequently argue.

4. Where is the poet located as she composes "The Moose"?
(a) A train in Alaska.
(b) A bus in Alaska.
(c) A train in Canada.
(d) A bus in Canada.

5. What is "The Burglar of Babylon" about?
(a) A cunning burglar who stays out of prison.
(b) An inept burglar who escapes from prison.
(c) An inept burglar who fails to escape from prison.
(d) A cunning burglar who escapes from prison.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the singer do in "Songs for a Colored Singer?"

2. In "Letter to N.Y.," whom is the poet addressing?

3. Who do the characters pick up in "Manners"?

4. What is the tone of the Four Poems?

5. The structure of the poem "Visits to St. Elizabeth's" is the same as what song?

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