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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Libretto for the Republic of Liberia.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Tolson compare Crispus Attucks to?
(a) Sam Wheat.
(b) George Washington.
(c) Patrick Henry.
(d) Frederick Douglas.

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

3. How does the narrator of "The Idols of the Tribe" describe the yellow god?
(a) Fearful.
(b) Vegetarian.
(c) Carnivore.
(d) Angry.

4. What does "E.&O.E." stand for?
(a) Errors and out-takes excellent.
(b) Errors and omissions excepted.
(c) Edgar and Oliver Ewelle.
(d) Ears and orthopedics excellence.

5. In "The Idols of the Tribe," how many points does a road meet at?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 5.
(d) 7.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Abraham Lincoln's mother in "Abraham Lincoln of Rock Springs Farm"?

2. What does the narrator of "Tapestries of Time" want to prevail?

3. What does a teacher teach his students in "The Gallows"?

4. What happens to the teacher at the end of "The Gallows"?

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

(see the answer key)

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