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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, Oral Messages.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 2, the author writes that these poems were conceived specifically to be accompanied by what?
(a) Jazz music.
(b) Tambourine.
(c) Blues music.
(d) Beat music.

2. In Poem 22, what is Johnny's last name?
(a) Perry.
(b) Johnson.
(c) Smith.
(d) Nolan.

3. What is the Widder Fogliani otherwise known as?
(a) Bella Gloria.
(b) Bella Sara.
(c) Bella Lana.
(d) Bella Donna.

4. The poet writes of staggering into what kind of sunsets in "Junkman's Obbligato"?
(a) East River.
(b) Rainy.
(c) Snowy.
(d) West coast.

5. What does the author consider the poems in Chapter 2 to be?
(a) Music poetry.
(b) Dance poetry.
(c) Image poetry.
(d) Oral messages.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the poet write of staggering blind after alleycats in "Junkman's Obbligato"?

2. In "I Am Waiting," the poet writes he is waiting for the rebirth of what?

3. In "Autobiography," where was the poet when Rome was built?

4. What do the "falcons of the inner eye" do in Poem 11?

5. Along with sleight-of-foot tricks, what does the poet perform in Poem 15?

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