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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section X: Name in Uphill Letters.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of diploma does the character in "Graduation" get?
(a) One saying she is now fluent in Spanish.
(b) One from a typing school.
(c) One from a cooking school.
(d) One saying she is now fluent in German.

2. Where does the speaker say Harlem is in "Puzzled"?
(a) On the edge of hell.
(b) In every man's heart.
(c) In the note of every Blues' song.
(d) At the edge of America.

3. What does the speaker claim people do on the sea in "Long Trip"?
(a) Swim and float.
(b) Sail and wail.
(c) Flip and fly.
(d) Dip and dive.

4. What is the Indian merchantman doing in "Seascape"?
(a) Coming home.
(b) Getting married.
(c) Being buried.
(d) Going out to sea.

5. What does the speaker claim he, too, would do if he were a Gypsy?
(a) Be psychic.
(b) Travel the world.
(c) Steal people's money.
(d) Wear beautiful, handmade clothes.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the speaker in "To Be Somebody," where is there always room?

2. What language, other than English, is used in the poem "Havana Dreams"?

3. What are the waves cutting the darkness with in "Moonlight Night: Carmel"?

4. What does the speaker in "Mother to Son" claim her life has NOT been?

5. What country is NOT mentioned in any of the poems in "Sea and Land"?

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