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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does God feel after he created all the elements of the earth and sky?

2. In the poem 'Listen, Lord,' how does the speaker want the preacher to deliver the word of God?

3. In the poem 'The Creation,' what appears in the sky at the end of stanza seven?

4. What is 'Go Down Death' about?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Death in 'Go Down Death.'

2. In the poem 'Let My People Go,' how does the Pharaoh react to Moses' request? What does he do in response?

3. How does God feel about Sister Caroline?

4. In 'Listen, Lord', where does the preacher plea God ride past? What does he say God will be riding on?

5. Describe Moses' interaction with God in the poem 'Let My People Go.' How does God appear? What article of clothing must Moses remove?

6. In the poem 'The Creation' what does the rain cause to form on earth?

7. How long do the floods last in the poem 'Noah Built the Ark'?

8. How does the son's father in the poem 'The Prodigal Son' receive him after they meet again?

9. Describe how the congregation in 'Listen, Lord' approaches God.

10. In 'The Crucifixion,' what does Jesus cry out before he dies?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the significance of the rainbow at the end of Noah's voyage? Why does God choose to display a rainbow? Choose one other symbolic item in the poem 'Noah Built the Arc' and analyze it.

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of the characters, either Death or Sister Caroline, from Johnson's poem 'Go Down Death.' Discuss how that character enhances the theme of the poem. How does the character react to or personify death? How does the character react to Jesus?

Essay Topic 3

Choose two titles from Johnson's book of poetry. Analyze the significance of the title in context of the poem. Why did Johnson choose this specific title? Does it suit the poem?

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