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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section XI: Madam to You.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the speaker stuck between in "Border Line"?
(a) Harlem and Queens.
(b) His wife's house and his girlfriend's house.
(c) Living and dying.
(d) A rock and a hard place.

2. What does the title "Litany" refer to?
(a) A city in the South.
(b) A city in Africa.
(c) All of these answers are correct.
(d) A prayer.

3. What is the little girl dreaming of in "To Be Somebody"?
(a) A castle on a cloud.
(b) A baby grand piano.
(c) A dollhouse.
(d) A prince in a castle.

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

5. What does the speaker compare love to in "Lament over Love"?
(a) An earthquake.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) The ocean.
(d) Poison.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the speaker in "Life Is Fine" decide he was born for?

3. What is the speaker tired of in "One-Way Ticket"?

4. What is curved beneath Big Boy's arm in "Catch"?

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

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