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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. Where did the speaker in "Late Last Night" sit and cry?
(a) In the garden.
(b) On the steps.
(c) At the bank.
(d) At the cemetary.

2. What kind of pain does the woman feel in "Strange Hurt"?
(a) A "queer" pain.
(b) A "Godlike" pain.
(c) A "heart" pain.
(d) A "silent" pain.

3. Who is the congregation crying out to in "Shout"?
(a) The newspaper reporter.
(b) The other church across the street.
(c) The couple getting married that day.
(d) Jesus.

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

5. Where does the playboy mentioned in "Gone Boy" NOT go at the end of the poem?
(a) Home.
(b) The grocery store.
(c) His parents' house.
(d) Work.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one common theme in the poems presented in the "Feet o' Jesus" section of "Selected Poems of Langston Hughes"?

2. What does the speaker in "Misery" wish to hear?

3. Where is the speaker stuck between in "Border Line"?

4. What is the sign that the speaker of "Bad Morning" is indeed having a bad morning?

5. Where does Hughes get the title "Feet of Jesus" from for that particular section in "Selected Poems of Langston Hughes"?

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