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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does God describe as "Blacker that a hundred midnights?"
(a) The sky.
(b) The swamp.
(c) The night.
(d) Darkness.

2. When the woman eventually meets Jesus in 'Go Down Death,' what does he do to her?
(a) Rocks her.
(b) Forgives her.
(c) Pats her on her shoulder.
(d) Blesses her.

3. In 'Listen, Lord,' what does the speaker want the congregation to realize?
(a) They are smaller then God.
(b) They are kind.
(c) They are pious.
(d) They are lucky.

4. What is the definition of prodigal?
(a) Wandering person.
(b) Reckless and wasteful spender.
(c) Brilliant person.
(d) Untruthful person.

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

6. What are the women in the city like in the poem 'The Prodigal Son' ?
(a) They are respectful.
(b) They are pious.
(c) They lure men to sin.
(d) They bring men to prayer.

7. What experience is the woman in 'Go Down Death' going through?
(a) Joy.
(b) Pain.
(c) Guilt.
(d) Marriage.

8. What is 'Listen, Lord' about?
(a) A chat.
(b) A hymn.
(c) A prayer.
(d) A psalm.

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

10. How does God feel at the end of the fourth stanza of 'The Creation'?
(a) Giddy.
(b) Pleased.
(c) Angry.
(d) Sad.

11. What is the woman's reaction to Death in 'Go Down Death'?
(a) She screams.
(b) She does not see him.
(c) She laughs.
(d) She recognizes him.

12. In the poem 'Listen, Lord' what does the speaker want the preacher protected from?
(a) The unfaithful.
(b) The Devil.
(c) Robbers.
(d) Bad weather.

13. Where does Death take the woman in 'Go Down Death'?
(a) To Hell.
(b) To Heaven.
(c) To her mother.
(d) To look at her past.

14. Who does God call to him in 'Go Down Death'?
(a) His son.
(b) The angels.
(c) Death.
(d) His servants.

15. How does the speaker describe the congregation in 'Listen, Lord'?
(a) As empty plates.
(b) As full pitchers.
(c) As empty pitchers.
(d) As full plates.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are the walls of time described in the poem 'Listen, Lord'?

2. In 'Listen, Lord,' what does the preacher say the congregation need to be filled with?

3. What does the first stanza of 'The Prodigal Son' claim men are lacking in combat?

4. Where does the speaker of 'Listen, Lord' want to prevent sinners from entering?

5. How does the preacher in 'Go Down Death' describe Death's body?

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