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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. According to "A Song for Myself," what can one find in death?
(a) Truth.
(b) Hunger.
(c) Anger.
(d) Peace.

4. Where is "Vesuvius" located?
(a) Italy.
(b) Costa Rica.
(c) France.
(d) Germany.

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

6. What is Frederick Douglas famous for being?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A painter.
(c) A musician.
(d) An abolitionist.

7. What object does the craftsman in "Damascus Bride" make?
(a) A table.
(b) A basket.
(c) A gun.
(d) A blade.

8. In the poem "Old House," whose ghost is not welcome?
(a) Casper.
(b) Richard Wright.
(c) George Washington.
(d) Lazurus's mouse.

9. In "If You Should Lie to Me," who is the narrator speaking to?
(a) His brother.
(b) His lover.
(c) His mother.
(d) His son.

10. Who does the bard in "The Bard of Addis Ababa" call to?
(a) Teachers.
(b) Warriors.
(c) Spirits.
(d) God.

11. What does love equal in "If You Should Lie to Me"?
(a) Friendship.
(b) Hate.
(c) Trust.
(d) Freedom.

12. What does Tolson hope for in the poem "A Song for Myself"?
(a) Romance.
(b) A good afterlife.
(c) Power.
(d) Peace on earth.

13. Where do the hillmen think they should not build?
(a) The city square.
(b) Vesuvius.
(c) The lake.
(d) The temple.

14. Who meets in the sanctuary in "The Triumph Aster"?
(a) Children.
(b) North and South.
(c) A man and woman.
(d) East and West.

15. What does the poet compare the foundation of America to in "Larghetto"?
(a) A stream.
(b) A house.
(c) A desert.
(d) An ocean.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is La Guardia's ethnic background?

2. When does the town of fathers meet?

3. What Indian tribe tied up the man in "The Ballad of the Rattlesnake"?

4. Who meets at Versailles?

5. Who is the object in "Damascus Bride" fit for?

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