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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What emotion does God feel towards the woman in 'Go Down Death'?
(a) Pity.
(b) Fear.
(c) Joy.
(d) Disgust.

2. How does God feel after he created all the elements of the earth and sky?
(a) Tired.
(b) Complete.
(c) Lonely.
(d) Estactic.

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

4. Which biblical story is 'The Prodigal Son' based on?
(a) Kain and Abel.
(b) Noah.
(c) David and Goliath.
(d) The prodigal son.

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

6. How many actions does each stanza in 'The Creation' describe?
(a) Ten.
(b) Eight.
(c) One.
(d) Five.

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

8. How does God feel about the creation of light?
(a) He frowns.
(b) He is angry.
(c) He is pleased.
(d) He is sad.

9. Where does the speaker of 'Listen, Lord' want to prevent sinners from entering?
(a) Heaven.
(b) Hell.
(c) Purgatory.
(d) Home.

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

11. What does the first stanza of 'The Prodigal Son' claim men are lacking in combat?
(a) Power and size.
(b) Armor.
(c) Faith.
(d) Technique.

12. In 'Go Down Death,' where does the preacher say the dead go?
(a) To Heaven.
(b) To Jesus.
(c) To God.
(d) To Hell.

13. In the poem 'The Creation,' what appears in the sky at the end of stanza seven?
(a) The stars.
(b) A rainbow.
(c) God.
(d) The moon.

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

15. In the poem 'The Prodigal Son,' what activities does the son participate in while in the city?
(a) Drinking and Gambling.
(b) Music lessons.
(c) Prayer.
(d) Study.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 'Listen, Lord,' what does the speaker want the congregation to realize?

2. In the second stanza of 'The Creation' what is the only thing that God can see?

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

4. In the poem 'The Prodigal Son,' where does the son travel to?

5. In the second stanza of 'Go Down Death' what does the preacher do?

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