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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Blindness of Scorn," what does the Malay guide become caught in?
(a) A snake's coil.
(b) A web.
(c) Quick. Sand.
(d) A sink hole.

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

3. What is a Hamlet?
(a) A murder.
(b) A ring.
(c) A flower.
(d) A slice of meat.

4. Who does the man fight for in "The Furlough"?
(a) His friend.
(b) His fellow soldiers.
(c) His lover.
(d) Hi family.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What crash does "Larghetto" assert black men were not involved in?

3. Where did the one sharecropper travel in "The Ballad of the Rattlesnake"?

4. Who is Crispus Attucks?

5. What color is the object the craftsman in "Damascus Bride" makes?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Tolson believe the "new black man" embodies according to "Tempo Primo"?

2. Why do the black men laugh at the farmer in "Old Man Michael"?

3. What does Tolson mean when he suggests there is truth in death in "A Song for Myself"?

4. How do different people view the world in "A Primer for Today"?

5. Why does the teacher die in "The Gallows"?

6. How does the story of the sheep and the wolf in "The Dictionary of the Wolf" symbolize racism?

7. How does "The Street Called Straight" become crooked?

8. In "Dark Symphony," how does Tolson suggest black men formed a brotherhood?

9. What historical events does Tolson believe tested the powers of Americans in "Rendezvous with America"? What was the result of these events?

10. List two important, historical people that Tolson mentions in "Rendezvous with America." Why does he mention these people, and what did they contribute to America?

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