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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. When the woman eventually meets Jesus in 'Go Down Death,' what does he do to her?

2. How are the walls of time described in the poem 'Listen, Lord'?

3. How does God bring man to life in the last stanza of 'The Creation'?

4. In 'The Prodigal Son,' what work did the boy do at his father's home?

5. In stanza three of 'The Creation,' what body of water does the author use to describe darkness?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does God feel about Sister Caroline?

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

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

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

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

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

10. In the poem 'The Prodigal Son,' what happens to the son while he is in Babylon?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the significance of the term "Sledgehammer of truth." Which poem does this line appear in? What does it refer to? Analyze the term in the context of the poem.

Essay Topic 2

What are Johnson's view on death? How does he express these views in his poems? Site specific examples from the text.

Essay Topic 3

Choose two poems. One poem should show God as vengeful and the other as merciful. Discuss how Johnson addresses these two sides of God. Site specific examples from the text.

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