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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. In 'The Prodigal Son,' whose house does the preacher say every boy wants to leave?
(a) His father's.
(b) His brother's.
(c) His mother's.
(d) God's.

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

3. In 'The Prodigal Son' what does the preacher say people can be categorized as?
(a) Sinner and righteous.
(b) Human and non-human.
(c) Man and woman.
(d) One of the two types of sons.

4. Who does God look down on, according to 'Go Down Death'?
(a) Sister Caroline.
(b) Sister Anne.
(c) His People.
(d) The congregation.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the speaker going in the first stanza of 'Listen, Lord'?

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

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

4. In 'The Prodigal Son,' how does the father treat his son when he sees him?

5. When the woman eventually meets Jesus in 'Go Down Death,' what does he do to her?

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