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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sonnets.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What concept does the poem "Tempo Primo" discuss?
(a) The harlem pride.
(b) The new black man.
(c) Future versus past.
(d) Education in America.

2. What happens to the teacher at the end of "The Gallows"?
(a) The town hangs him.
(b) The town shoots him.
(c) He receives several awards.
(d) He marries.

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

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

5. Where does Tolson repeat the same stanzas of the poem "The Mountain Climber"?
(a) Never.
(b) The beginning and end.
(c) The begining and middle.
(d) The middle and end.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tolson say forgetting is akin to in "Andante Sostenuto"?

2. What does the narrator in "A Hamlet Rives Us" fail to acknowledge?

3. In the poem "The Ballad of the Rattlesnake," what color is the man's dyed hair?

4. What president is mentioned in "The Dictionary of the Wolf"?

5. Where are the bones of the man and snake left behind in "The Ballad of the Rattlesnake"?

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