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

Short Answer Questions

1. In stanza nine of 'The Judgment Day,' what does the preacher ask his congregation?

2. What happens in stanza 7 of ''Noah Built the Ark'?

3. Who does God look for at the beginning of ''Noah Built the Ark''?

4. What do people think about Noah's project?

5. What population of people are holding people as slaves in 'Let My People Go'?

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. 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.

Essay Topic 3

At times Johnson uses the poem to speak directly to the congregation or reader. Describe the effectiveness of this method. Site two examples of where Johnson speaks directly to the reader or congregation. What message is he trying to deliver?

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