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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. What does the speaker wish the rent were in "Little Lyric (Of Great Importance)"?
(a) Tax deductible.
(b) Cheaper.
(c) On time, for once.
(d) Heaven sent.

2. What did the speaker's lover also pawn when he/she pawned the speaker's watch?
(a) Heart.
(b) Sanity.
(c) Brain.
(d) Youth.

3. What question does the Klan ask the speaker in "Ku Klux"?
(a) "Do you believe in God?"
(b) "How did you get here / Onto our great land?"
(c) "Do you believe / In the great white race?"
(d) "Are you afraid?"

4. What does the speaker claim is such a bore in "Ennui"?
(a) Chores.
(b) Being poor.
(c) Snores.
(d) Stores.

5. What is the title of the poem about John Brown in the "Afro-American Fragments" section?
(a) Brown John.
(b) October 16.
(c) Mississippi Burning.
(d) John Brown.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the woman in "Strange Hurt" wander in the cold during winter?

2. Who is the song for in "Genius Child"?

3. What kind of pain does the woman feel in "Strange Hurt"?

4. What does the speaker wonder about his own death in "Cross"?

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

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