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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 do the blues prevent the speaker from doing in "Miss Blues'es Child"?
(a) Playing the trumpet well.
(b) Singing well.
(c) Smiling.
(d) Earning money.

2. What 2 places does the speaker go to in "Young Gal's Blues"?
(a) The doctor's office and the hospital.
(b) The graveyard and the poor house.
(c) The beauty shop and the nail salon.
(d) The post office and the grocery store.

3. What did the speaker's lover also pawn when he/she pawned the speaker's watch?
(a) Heart.
(b) Sanity.
(c) Youth.
(d) Brain.

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

5. What did the speaker do with his nickel in "Midnight Raffle"?
(a) Use it to catch a cab at midnight.
(b) Invest it.
(c) Take his wife to a midnight movie.
(d) Put it in a raffle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is "Prayer Meeting" an example of?

2. What is missing from the wall in "End"?

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

4. Who sends the speaker a letter in "Personal"?

5. How does the speaker specifically describe the tulips in "Garden"?

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