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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Go Down Death—A Funeral Sermon.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does the first stanza of 'The Prodigal Son' say men should not go into combat with?
(a) God.
(b) The queen.
(c) Goliath.
(d) The king.

3. What order does God give in 'Go Down Death'?
(a) That people go to church.
(b) That the floods begin.
(c) That the woman be delivered to him.
(d) That people worship him.

4. In 'The Creation,' what does the leftover light create?
(a) The shiny rocks on the earth.
(b) The stars and moon.
(c) The starfish in the ocean.
(d) The ripples in the lake.

5. What does the 'Listen, Lord' speaker want the preacher cleaned of?
(a) Sin.
(b) Guilt.
(c) Dirt.
(d) Paint.

Short Answer Questions

1. In stanza three of 'The Creation,' what body of water does the author use to describe darkness?

2. Who else, besides the woman, sees Death in 'Go Down Death'?

3. In 'Listen, Lord,' what emotional position is the speaker in during the first stanza?

4. In the poem 'The Creation,' what appears in the sky at the end of stanza seven?

5. What is missing in the city the prodigal son travels to?

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