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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How does the geologist in "A Primer for Today" claim change occurs?
(a) The earth.
(b) The stars.
(c) The planets.
(d) The moon.

4. What does the historian want to know in "A Primer for Today"?
(a) The future.
(b) Who the last ten presidents were.
(c) Whether change happens fast or slow.
(d) What happened to JFK.

5. When does the town of fathers meet?
(a) March 6th.
(b) July 4th.
(c) September 8th.
(d) June 4th.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the mechanic in "The Shift of Gears" compare shifting too?

3. What do the Indians in "The Ballad of the Rattlesnake" do to the white man?

4. What time period does "Lento Grave" discuss?

5. Why does the bartender judge the narrator in "An Ex-Judge at the Bar"?

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