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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Prodigal Son.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the poem 'Listen, Lord,' how does the speaker want the preacher to deliver the word of God?
(a) Like it should be delivered.
(b) With enthusiasm.
(c) Quietly.
(d) In sign language.

2. How are the walls of time described in the poem 'Listen, Lord'?
(a) Like oil.
(b) Like paper.
(c) Like sand.
(d) Like silk.

3. In the poem 'Listen, Lord,' what does the speaker say the preacher's imagination should be cleaned with?
(a) Turpentine.
(b) Soap.
(c) Bleach.
(d) Oil.

4. What does the preacher ask the men of his congregation to do at the end of the poem 'The Prodigal Son' ?
(a) Turn away from Babylon.
(b) Turn toward family.
(c) Turn away from family.
(d) Turn away from God.

5. What is the boy's new life like in 'The Prodigal Son' ?
(a) Easy.
(b) Hard.
(c) Full of family.
(d) Full of joy.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 'The Prodigal Son,' whose house does the preacher say every boy wants to leave?

2. Who does the speaker of 'Listen, Lord' want the people to worship?

3. In 'The Creation,' what does God want to end?

4. What does God describe as "Blacker that a hundred midnights?"

5. What grows in stanza seven of 'The Creation'?

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