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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What will the speaker's feeling overpower in "Her Lips are Copper Wire"?
(a) The power grid.
(b) His own hesitations.
(c) The wishes of others.
(d) The woman's objections.

2. In what city does Paul live?
(a) Washington.
(b) Kansas City.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) Chicago.

3. In what state do the speaker and Avey have an encounter in the park?
(a) Kansas.
(b) Georgia.
(c) New York.
(d) Louisiana.

4. In "Portrait in Georgia", of what does the breath of the woman described breath smell?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Honey.
(c) Cane.
(d) Smoke.

5. How does Rhobert feel about his family?
(a) He hates them.
(b) He loves them.
(c) He does not care about them.
(d) He is confused.

6. What does the speaker in "Her Lips are Copper Wire" say to the woman of whom he speaks?
(a) He hates her.
(b) He wants to marry her.
(c) He loves her.
(d) He does not speak to her.

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

8. Which field worker in "Blood-Burning Mood" is in love with Louisa?
(a) Ike Turnwell.
(b) Philip Poyer.
(c) Tom Burwell.
(d) Cal Storm.

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

10. Whom does Rhobert leave behind when he dies?
(a) No one.
(b) His parents.
(c) His wife and children.
(d) His wife.

11. What is Avey's profession?
(a) Dental assistant.
(b) Prostitute.
(c) Maid.
(d) Cook.

12. In "Beehive", where does the Earth fit into the universal honeycomb?
(a) The Earth is a honeycomb.
(b) The Earth is a flower.
(c) The Earth is the center.
(d) The Earth is a cell.

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

14. Who is Paul's roommate?
(a) Sam.
(b) Rhobert.
(c) Art.
(d) Tate.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What event has just happened preceding the descriptions in "Seventh Street"?

2. In what game do Bona and Paul touch?

3. What does Dorris do in the theater?

4. Washington is described as primarily what ethnic make-up?

5. Who brags about his knowledge of women and that he could "get" Avey if he wanted to?

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