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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section VIII: Lament Over Love.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What in particular does the speaker need a dime for in "Down and Out"?
(a) To see a movie.
(b) New shoes.
(c) Cleaning supplies.
(d) A beer.

2. What does Big Boy want his woman to share with him in "50-50"?
(a) Her kitchen -- and her garden.
(b) Her bed -- and her money.
(c) Her bed -- and her whole house.
(d) Her house -- and her new car.

3. What is the name of the man in "Ballad of the Fortune Teller"?
(a) John.
(b) Dave.
(c) James.
(d) Samuel.

4. What does the speaker say is a strong thing in "Spirituals"?
(a) Song.
(b) Nature.
(c) Water.
(d) Hatred.

5. In "Little Old Letter," the speaker claims never to have been so lonely since when?
(a) Since she was born black.
(b) Since she found out she was adopted.
(c) Since she first moved out on her own.
(d) Since she was first left with a babysitter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What women are surrounding the speaker in "Sylvester's Dying Bed"?

2. What kind of pain does the woman feel in "Strange Hurt"?

3. What kind of cadence is "The Weary Blues" written in?

4. What is the drum saying to life in "Drum"?

5. What supernatural figure appears in the poem "Sunday Morning Prophecy"?

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