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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. In "The Negro Speaks of Rivers," what does the speaker say his souls has done similar to a river?
(a) Washed everything clean.
(b) Flown with anger.
(c) Rushed to the ocean.
(d) Grown deep.

2. 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.

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

4. In the poem "Catch," what is Big Boy carrying on his shoulders?
(a) The weight of the world.
(b) A mermaid.
(c) A basket of wheat.
(d) His son.

5. What language, other than English, is used in the poem "Havana Dreams"?
(a) Spanish.
(b) Gaelic.
(c) Creole.
(d) Russian.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is one way Sylvester knows he is dying in "Sylvester's Dying Bed"?

4. In the poem "Feet o' Jesus," what does the author want to happen at Jesus's feet?

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

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