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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. What is 'Listen, Lord' about?

2. Where does Death take the woman in 'Go Down Death'?

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

4. What does the speaker ask God for in 'Listen, Lord'?

5. What does the 'Listen, Lord' speaker want bestowed upon the preacher?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In 'Listen, Lord', what does the preacher describe the congregation as?

4. How does Judas betray Jesus in the poem 'The Crucifixion'?

5. In 'Noah Built the Ark,' who does Adam blame for his actions against God?

6. In the poem 'The Prodigal Son,' what becomes of the son after living in Babylon?

7. What sign does God deliver at the end of 'Noah Built the Ark' and what does the sign mean?

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

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

10. How does God create man in the poem 'The Creation'? How does He bring man to life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

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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