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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does the speaker describe God in the poem 'Listen, Lord'?
(a) Non-existant.
(b) Small.
(c) Big.
(d) Friendly.

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

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

5. In stanza three of 'The Creation,' what body of water does the author use to describe darkness?
(a) A river.
(b) An ocean.
(c) A bay.
(d) A swamp.

6. In 'The Prodigal Son,' what are the people in the city like?
(a) Sinful.
(b) Respectful.
(c) Pious.
(d) Kind.

7. What is the preacher about to do in the third stanza of 'Listen, Lord'?
(a) Pray.
(b) Deliver a sermon.
(c) Take communion.
(d) Confess.

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

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

10. In 'The Prodigal Son,' what does the father eventually give to his son?
(a) His wife.
(b) Half of his property.
(c) Half of his cattle.
(d) His love.

11. What message does the Preacher deliver at the end of the poem, 'Go Down Death'?
(a) That the woman should have changed her life.
(b) That the woman is not dead but with Jesus.
(c) That the woman is dead.
(d) That the woman is doomed to a life in Hell.

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

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

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

15. 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 family.
(b) Turn away from Babylon.
(c) Turn toward family.
(d) Turn away from God.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the speaker in 'Listen, Lord' say God rides on?

3. Who does the woman meet in stanza nine of 'Go Down Death'?

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

5. In the poem 'The Creation' what helps things to grow in stanza seven?

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