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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. Which continent features most prominently in "Selected Poems of Langston Hughes"?
(a) South America.
(b) Asia.
(c) Africa.
(d) Europe.

2. What is curved beneath Big Boy's arm in "Catch"?
(a) The mermaid's tail.
(b) A few extra-long pieces of wheat.
(c) His son's teddy bear.
(d) A Bible.

3. In "Water-Front Streets," where does the speaker claim to carry "beauties"?
(a) In his photo album.
(b) In his diary.
(c) In his heart and dreams.
(d) In his mind and soul.

4. What is Hughes known as being the originator of?
(a) Slam poetry.
(b) Jazz poetry.
(c) African American poetry.
(d) Modernist poetry.

5. What does the speaker say the sea is a wilderness of in "Long Trip"?
(a) Of beauty.
(b) Of waves.
(c) Of all of God's creations.
(d) Of animals.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Indian merchantman doing in "Seascape"?

2. How are the poems in "Selected Poems of Langston Hughes" organized?

3. In the poem "Spirituals," what strong items does the speaker look to put his hands on?

4. When does the musician finally stop playing in "The Weary Blues"?

5. What are the tambourines being played for in "Tambourines"?

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