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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. In "The Negro Speaks of Rivers," where does the speaker say he has been over time?
(a) The Nile.
(b) The Euphrates.
(c) All of these answers are correct.
(d) The Congo.

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

3. How does the woman in "Strange Hurt" wander in the cold during winter?
(a) Loudly.
(b) Scared.
(c) Naked.
(d) Terrified.

4. What is the little boy dreaming of in "To Be Somebody"?
(a) Muhammad Ali's boxing gloves.
(b) George Foreman's boxing gloves.
(c) Joe Louis's boxing gloves.
(d) Mike Tyson's boxing gloves.

5. When the speaker asks his lover if she understands him in "Maybe," what does she say?
(a) That she thought she would.
(b) That she didn't.
(c) Both of these answers are correct.
(d) Neither of these answers is correct.

Short Answer Questions

1. What place is the speaker trying to avoid in "One-Way Ticket"?

2. Where does Madam dream of playing the numbers in "Madam and the Number Writer"?

3. What is Langston Hughes known for?

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

5. In the poem "Fire," who does the author say he has had more women than?

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