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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 "mellows to a golden note" in "Trumpet Player"?
(a) Music.
(b) Trouble.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Rage.

2. What does the speaker in "Misery" wish to hear?
(a) Blues music.
(b) Her lover's voice.
(c) The sound of laughter again.
(d) Silence.

3. Which of the following is NOT listed as a job Madam has to do in "Madam and Her Madam"?
(a) Cook.
(b) Fetch the groceries.
(c) Take care of the children.
(d) Do the laundry.

4. What kind of music are tambourines often used in?
(a) Gospel music.
(b) Classical music.
(c) Irish music.
(d) Traditional Chinese music.

5. What kind of diploma does the character in "Graduation" get?
(a) One from a cooking school.
(b) One from a typing school.
(c) One saying she is now fluent in Spanish.
(d) One saying she is now fluent in German.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the speaker stuck between in "Border Line"?

2. In "Water-Front Streets," where does the speaker claim to carry "beauties"?

3. Where does Aunt Sue get her stories from in "Aunt Sue's Stories"?

4. What does the title "Litany" refer to?

5. Why is the boy lynched in "Southern Mammy Sings"?

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