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

2. Who does the farmer in "Old Man Michael" blame for his bad crops?
(a) His ex-wife.
(b) The workers.
(c) Coyotes.
(d) The weather.

3. Who is Louis Brandeis?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A wrestler.
(c) A boxer.
(d) A supreme court justice.

4. Who are the bad men in America according to the poem "Rendezvous With America"?
(a) Republicans and Democrats.
(b) Politicians.
(c) Lawyers.
(d) Ku Klux Klan and anti-Semites.

5. What question does Tolson ask in "The Mountain Climber"?
(a) How long it takes to climb a mountain.
(b) Why the climber risks his life.
(c) Why the climber quits his job.
(d) Why the moon never shines on the mountain.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the black men respond to the farmer in "Old Man Michael"?

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

3. What is La Guardia's ethnic background?

4. In "When Great Dogs Fight" what does the mongrel steal at the end of the poem?

5. Who is Lin Yutang?

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