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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During the day, where does the dog follow the woman in "Calling Jesus"?
(a) To work.
(b) To her home.
(c) Everywhere.
(d) In the forest.

2. How will those in attendance at Rhobert's funeral remember him?
(a) They will call him names.
(b) They will sing to him.
(c) They will give his family gifts.
(d) They will create a memorial.

3. Who does Dan compare himself to when he makes the exclamation in the theater?
(a) A slave.
(b) Moses.
(c) Jesus.
(d) Muriel.

4. Where does the dog go at night in "Calling Jesus"?
(a) It wanders the forest.
(b) It waits at the woman's door.
(c) It sleeps under the woman's bed.
(d) It talks to Jesus.

5. In what game do Bona and Paul touch?
(a) Poker.
(b) Hopscotch.
(c) Basketball.
(d) Football.

6. Seventh Street is located in which city?
(a) Atlanta, Georgia.
(b) Kansas City, Kansas.
(c) Washington, D.C.
(d) New York, New York.

7. Which part of the woman's body in "Her Lips are Copper Wire" are the transmitters?
(a) Her heart.
(b) Her arms.
(c) Her eyes.
(d) Her lips.

8. Which part of the speaker does he feel is most easily nourished in "Prayer"?
(a) His heart.
(b) His mind.
(c) His soul.
(d) His body.

9. What does the speaker beat his hands against at the end of "Harvest Song"?
(a) His thighs.
(b) A pile of oats.
(c) The ground.
(d) His head.

10. What event has just happened preceding the descriptions in "Seventh Street"?
(a) World War I.
(b) Civil Rights Movement.
(c) World War II.
(d) Abolition of slavery.

11. Why does the speaker in "Harvest Song" not call out to his fellow workers?
(a) They do not like him.
(b) He is afraid.
(c) He hates them.
(d) He cannot speak.

12. What is the hair of the woman described compared to in "Portrait in Georgia"?
(a) Maggots.
(b) A snake.
(c) A dog's tail.
(d) A lyncher's rope.

13. What part of the street does the speaker use in "Her Lips are Copper Wire" to describe the woman?
(a) A fire hydrant.
(b) The curved curb.
(c) A smooth pavement.
(d) A streetlamp.

14. Where do Louisa and Bob meet secretly?
(a) At cane break.
(b) In the factory.
(c) In the plantation house.
(d) In Louisa's house.

15. Although his body is weak, how is the speaker's soul described in "Prayer"?
(a) Broken.
(b) Strong.
(c) Terrific.
(d) Chaste.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dorris do in the theater?

2. What does Rhobert wear upon his head?

3. In "Harvest Song," who does the speaker long to hear?

4. What color is the honey of the beehive against the black night sky?

5. What does the speaker worry about when calling the spirits in "Prayer"?

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