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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. Where does "The Shift of Gears" take place?
(a) A yard.
(b) A school.
(c) A house.
(d) A garage.

2. Who is La Guardia?
(a) A teacher,
(b) A writer.
(c) A judge.
(d) A mayor.

3. What does the white man tell the black man to forget in "Andante Sostenuto"?
(a) Pain.
(b) Family.
(c) Slavery.
(d) Money.

4. Why does the bartender judge the narrator in "An Ex-Judge at the Bar"?
(a) He doesn't drink scotch.
(b) He hit a woman.
(c) He killed a black soldier in the Flanders Field.
(d) He has no manners.

5. In the poem "The Ballad of the Rattlesnake," what color is the man's dyed hair?
(a) Black
(b) Brown.
(c) Red.
(d) Blonde.

Short Answer Questions

1. What act of nature does the oak tree face in "A Scholar Looks at an Oak"?

2. How does the poet describe the people that flock to America in "Rendezvous With America"?

3. How does the poet describe the mongrel in "When Great Dogs Fight"?

4. How many historic places does Tolson plan to rendezvous at?

5. What does the poet discuss in "A Song for Myself"?

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