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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. In 'Go Down Death,' where does the preacher say the dead go?

2. How does God feel about the creation of light?

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

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

5. What is the woman's reaction to the person Death takes her to meet in 'Go Down Death'?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the poem 'Judgment Day,' how does the God describe the righteous? What will they wear? What animal does he refer to them as?

2. How did Adam and Even disobey God? What did God warn them not to do?

3. How does the poet describe the dead in the poem 'Go Down Death'?

4. In 'Noah Built the Ark,' what does Eve believe will happen if she eats fruit from the tree? Who tells her otherwise?

5. What finally convinces the Pharaoh to do God's bidding in 'Let My People Go'?

6. In the poem 'The Crucifixion,' what does the preacher make sure to point out about the man that helps Jesus carry his cross?

7. Where does God go to ponder His loneliness in the poem 'The Creation'?

8. What occurs during the crucifixion? What is placed in Jesus' side?

9. Who is the last righteous man on earth in the poem 'Noah Built the Ark,' and how does God reward him?

10. Describe how God creates the sun.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the story of 'The Prodigal Son.' Choose three characters from the story and describe them. What lesson does the story teach?

Essay Topic 2

How does Johnson use dialect and dialogue in his poems? Site specific examples and discuss why Johnson makes the choices he does. What does it add to the poem?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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