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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Woodcuts for Americana Poems.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In the poem "Rendezvous With America," what is the population that arrives in America like?
(a) Diverse.
(b) White.
(c) Black.
(d) Asian.

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

4. Who are the white men mentioned in "Rendezvous With America"?
(a) Ben Franklin and George Washington.
(b) George Bush and Bill Clinton.
(c) Davy Crockett and Paul Bunyon.
(d) Daniel Boone and Jesse James.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How might one view America after reading "Rendezvous With America"?

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

4. What warnings did the man see while climbing the mountain?

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

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