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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Island [2]" - "Un-American Investigators".
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What word is used to describe the "eyes" (116) of terror in the poem entitled "Mississippi"?
(a) Jaundiced.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Sinister.
(d) Evil.
2. The trumpet player featured within the poem of the same name has a jacket with a "roll" (82) containing how many buttons?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.
3. The speaker of the poem "Merry-Go-Round" asks about the whereabouts of what section on the Merry-Go-Round?
(a) The colored section.
(b) The children's section.
(c) The Jim Crow section.
(d) The dragon section.
4. What kind of job does Mary Lulu Jackson tell her mother she would like to have?
(a) A bookseller.
(b) A milliner.
(c) A typist.
(d) A nurse.
5. The poem in the collection that focuses on Frederick Douglass has a title listing what years?
(a) 1834-1876,
(b) 1817-1895.
(c) 1901-1972.
(d) 1895-1965.
Short Answer Questions
1. The speaker of the poem entitled Crowns and Garlands declares that he cannot take what action with regard to "Ralph Bunche" (139)?
2. The speaker in the poem entitled "Life is Fine" takes the elevator up how many floors while he is considering suicide?
3. The speaker of the poem "Heart of Harlem" describes Harlem as "a tear you turn into a" (73) what?
4. How much money does the speaker of the poem "Midnight Raffle" invest in the raffle?
5. The speaker of the poem "Juke Box Love Song" is addressing a woman who, according to him, is NOT what?
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