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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 supernatural figure appears in the poem "Sunday Morning Prophecy"?
(a) Wizards.
(b) Ghosts.
(c) Devils.
(d) Fairies.

2. What is being cooked for dinner in "Graduation"?
(a) Greens.
(b) Brisket.
(c) Chicken.
(d) Pot roast.

3. Who is sitting in the amen-corner of the church in "Prayer Meeting"?
(a) A homeless man asking for help.
(b) A family.
(c) An old black woman.
(d) Jesus himself.

4. What does the speaker pick up and take away in "One-Way Ticket"?
(a) His life.
(b) His wallet.
(c) His sins.
(d) His Bible.

5. What does the speaker in "Down and Out" want from her lover?
(a) A new car.
(b) Money.
(c) Kisses.
(d) New shoes.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the speaker say the sea is a wilderness of in "Long Trip"?

3. What "mellows to a golden note" in "Trumpet Player"?

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

5. What does the speaker hope for her child in the poem "Lament over Love"?

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