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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. How does the poet assert in "Dark Symphony" that black slaves created a brotherhood?
(a) Through love.
(b) Through tragedy.
(c) Letters.
(d) By code.

2. What is the name of an historic place Tolson visits in "Rendezvous With America"?
(a) Normandy.
(b) Empire State Building.
(c) Eiffel tower.
(d) Pearl Harbor.

3. Who is Crispus Attucks?
(a) A band.
(b) A theif.
(c) A martyr in the American Revolution.
(d) A doctor.

4. What hurts the farmer's feet in "Old Man Michael"?
(a) The roots.
(b) His shoes.
(c) Stones.
(d) Nails.

5. What did slaves do on slaves ships in "Lento Grave"?
(a) Sang.
(b) Rowed.
(c) Wrote letters.
(d) Wrote books.

Short Answer Questions

1. What Indian tribe tied up the man in "The Ballad of the Rattlesnake"?

2. Who does the skull the mountain climber finds belong to?

3. What does the poet think of Crispus Attucks?

4. What happens to men who live bad lives and have bad souls in "A Song for Myself"?

5. In "The Shift of Gears," what does the man fix?

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