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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to "Omicron," what is the school of the artist?

2. How does the narrator of "The Idols of the Tribe" describe the yellow god?

3. What tyrant does the narrator mention in "A Long Head to a Round Head"?

4. What should the viewer of art never doubt according to "Delta"?

5. What does the author think will prevail in "Tapestries of Time"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Curator think about Hideho Heights? Why does he feel this way?

2. What is the significance of separating "Libretto for the Republic of Liberia" into musical segments?

3. How does the narrator define himself in "E.&O.E."?

4. Why does Doctor Nkomo feel that life and art are linked?

5. What role does the Curator play in the Harlem Gallery poems?

6. Why does Tolson believe that despite the reign of tyrants justice will prevail?

7. What might have been the reason Tolson elects to use the Greek alphabet to separate his poem Harlem Gallery?

8. What is Tolson's opinion on tyrants as seen in the poem "A Long Head to a Round Head"?

9. What is Tolson's opinion of Abraham Lincoln in "Abraham Lincoln of Rock Springs Farm"?

10. How does Tolson address tyranny in the poem "Tapestries of Time"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When considering Tolson's life, where do you believe he found the inspiration for his poems? What does this book cause you to think about the author's life? What do you believe inspired Tolson more, the present or past?

Essay Topic 2

How does the setting effect the reader's experience of the poem? Does it matter that the poem is set in another country or time period? Describe the setting of the poem of you choice and explain how it effected your experience of the poem.

Essay Topic 3

Define the term foreshadow. How does Tolson use foreshadowing in his poems? Provide two examples of foreshadowing and the events they predict.

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