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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the woman meet in stanza nine of 'Go Down Death'?
(a) Jesus.
(b) The Devil.
(c) Death.
(d) Her maker.

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

3. What does the sermon in 'Go Down Death' suggest the dead are not?
(a) Deceased.
(b) Free.
(c) Alive.
(d) Sinners.

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

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

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

7. What does the speaker ask for the sinners in the poem 'Listen, Lord'?
(a) Gold.
(b) Revenge.
(c) Compassion.
(d) Relgion.

8. What is the woman's reaction to the person Death takes her to meet in 'Go Down Death'?
(a) She screams.
(b) She laughs.
(c) She does nothing.
(d) She cries.

9. In 'The Creation' what does God roll in his hand in the fourth stanza?
(a) Light.
(b) Mud.
(c) Clay.
(d) Darkness.

10. In the second stanza of 'Go Down Death' what does the preacher do?
(a) Goes back in time.
(b) Goes forward in time.
(c) Prays.
(d) Goes to church.

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

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

13. In the third stanza of 'The Prodigal Son,', one of the man's sons approaches him with a question. Which son approaches?
(a) The oldest son.
(b) The youngest son.
(c) Both sons.
(d) The oldest son is prompted by the youngest.

14. Why does preacher say Jesus did not name the man or his sons in 'The Prodigal Son' ?
(a) Because the man and his sons are not important.
(b) Because no one is named in the bible.
(c) Because they represent God and all of humankind.
(d) Jesus does name the man and his sons.

15. What does the boy in 'The Prodigal Son' compare his new life to?
(a) Life with his brother.
(b) Life in the town.
(c) Life in the city.
(d) Life with his father.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 'The Creation,' what does the leftover light create?

2. What grows in stanza seven of 'The Creation'?

3. What emotion does God feel towards the woman in 'Go Down Death'?

4. Who is the poem, 'Go Down Death' about?

5. In 'Listen, Lord,' what does the speaker ask God to ride past?

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