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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 Creation,' what does God want to end?

3. What is 'Go Down Death' about?

4. What does the prodigal son ask his father for?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jesus pray about at the start of 'The Crucifixion'?

2. Who is Jesus taken before in 'The Crucifixion'? What is this leaders response to Jesus?

3. How will people know that Judgment Day arrives? Who will notify them?

4. God is looking for Adam and Eve at the start of 'Noah Built the Ark.' Where is he searching? How does he find them?

5. What does God do in the poem 'Let My People Go,' in order to convince the Pharaoh to do his bidding?

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

7. In the poem 'The Creation', how does God create light? How does He feel after He creates light?

8. In 'Go Down Death,' who is Sister Caroline?

9. Where is Jesus at the start of 'The Crucifixion' and who is with him?

10. How does God comfort Sister Caroline?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Johnson describes God as both a father figure and motherly figure. Cite two examples, one where Johnson describes him as a mother and the other where he describes him as a father. How does the description work in the context of that particular poem?

Essay Topic 2

Choose two poems and discuss the theme in each. How does Johnson use words, actions or characters to display the theme of the poem? Are the themes in Johnson's poems similar or different?

Essay Topic 3

Provide detailed autobiographical information about the author and explain how his life influenced his choice to write these poems.

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