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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section IV: Land and Sea.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who shows the speaker a bad luck card in "Bad Luck Card"?
(a) A random person on the street.
(b) A relative.
(c) A gypsy.
(d) A priest.

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

3. When does the musician finally stop playing in "The Weary Blues"?
(a) When he collapses.
(b) When daybreak comes.
(c) When the church service is over.
(d) When the bar closes.

4. What annoying habit of his Baby does the speaker address in "Morning After"?
(a) Sneezing.
(b) Drooling.
(c) Leaving dishes out all the time.
(d) Snoring.

5. What color does the speaker in "Wake" tell his mourners to wear?
(a) White.
(b) Red.
(c) Pink
(d) Black.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the poem "Fire," what does the author think fire is going to do?

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

3. What nickname does Sylvester give himself in "Sylvester's Dying Bed"?

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

5. What does the speaker comment about one's mother in "Reverie on the Harlem River"?

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