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

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

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

4. Who is La Guardia?
(a) A judge.
(b) A mayor.
(c) A teacher,
(d) A writer.

5. What do the townspeople become interested in during the poem "The Street Called Straight"?
(a) Power.
(b) War.
(c) Money.
(d) Love.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Lin Yutang?

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

3. What does the poet think of Crispus Attucks?

4. In "When Great Dogs Fight" what does the mongrel steal at the end of the poem?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is it important that Tolson does not identify the race of the person who tells the story in "The Ballad of the Rattlesnake"?

2. Why does no one listen to the hillman in the poem "Vesuvius"?

3. What is the lesson that Tolson puts forth in "When Great Dogs Fight"?

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

5. In "A Scholar Looks at an Oak," how is the black man represented?

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

7. Describe the bard in "The Bard of Addis Ababa."

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

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

10. How does Tolson define bravery in the poem "The Big Game Hunter"?

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