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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section III: Shadow of the Blues.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the poem "Fire," what does the author think fire is going to do?
(a) Burn his soul.
(b) Burn his crops.
(c) Clean his sins away.
(d) Burn his house down.

2. In "As I Grew Older," what does the speaker say he had nearly forgotten?
(a) His mother.
(b) His wallet.
(c) His dream.
(d) His father.

3. What kind of cadence is "The Weary Blues" written in?
(a) The cadence of classical music.
(b) The cadence of rap music.
(c) The cadence of a blues song.
(d) The cadence of a sermon.

4. In the poem "Spirituals," what strong items does the speaker look to put his hands on?
(a) The rising shaft of mountains.
(b) The firm roots of trees.
(c) All of these answers are correct.
(d) Rocks.

5. What is one way Sylvester knows he is dying in "Sylvester's Dying Bed"?
(a) He hears Jesus talking to him.
(b) He sees the River Jordan.
(c) He saw it earlier in a dream.
(d) He doesn't feel any more pain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What women are surrounding the speaker in "Sylvester's Dying Bed"?

2. What is one common theme in the poems presented in the "Feet o' Jesus" section of "Selected Poems of Langston Hughes"?

3. What did Hattie want Hammond to buy when he was out?

4. Who is playing music in "The Weary Blues"?

5. What did the speaker's lover also pawn when he/she pawned the speaker's watch?

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