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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. What is Joy driving in "Joy"?
(a) An imaginary buggy.
(b) A horse-drawn carriage.
(c) The butcher's cart.
(d) A fancy car.

2. In "Sunday Morning Prophecy," where does the preacher encourage the congregants to give freely?
(a) In their own homes.
(b) In their communities.
(c) In the collection basket.
(d) From their kitchens.

3. What are the waves cutting the darkness with in "Moonlight Night: Carmel"?
(a) The sounds of their crashes.
(b) Their silver shanks.
(c) An eerie silence.
(d) Thier bioluminescent spheres.

4. Where does Hughes get the title "Feet of Jesus" from for that particular section in "Selected Poems of Langston Hughes"?
(a) A popular TV show of the time.
(b) A poem of the same name.
(c) His mother's favorite phrases.
(d) His favorite Jazz song.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which continent features most prominently in "Selected Poems of Langston Hughes"?

2. What is all that a snail knows in "Snail"?

3. What did the speaker's mother say when life hurt her in the poem "Spirituals"?

4. Where is the dream a cocktail at in "Havana Dreams"?

5. Who is sitting in the amen-corner of the church in "Prayer Meeting"?

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