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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Song for Myself Poems.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is tied to the rattlesnakes tail in "The Ballad of the Rattlesnake"?
(a) A bone.
(b) A stick.
(c) A fork.
(d) A rock.

2. What is the result in "Rendezvous With America," of the historic places the poet speaks of?
(a) Famine.
(b) A new president.
(c) A legacy.
(d) Fear.

3. In "The Ballad of the Rattlesnake," what are the sharecroppers doing?
(a) Working in the field.
(b) Telling stories.
(c) Dancing.
(d) Hunting.

4. What is Frederick Douglas famous for being?
(a) A musician.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A painter.
(d) An abolitionist.

5. What religion is Louis Brandeis?
(a) Aetheist.
(b) Muslim.
(c) Catholic.
(d) Jewish.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does "The Shift of Gears" take place?

2. How does the poet describe Michael in "Old Man Michael"?

3. What does the black man want in "Tempo Primo"?

4. What will black people overcome according to "Tempo di Marcia"?

5. Who is Stokowski?

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