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

2. What nickname does Sylvester give himself in "Sylvester's Dying Bed"?
(a) Sly Syl.
(b) Sweet Papa 'Vester.
(c) Saint Sylvester.
(d) Sylvest the Best.

3. What does the word "tom-toms" refer to in "Danse Africaine"?
(a) Fruits.
(b) Drawings.
(c) Drums.
(d) Shoes.

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

5. What time does the speaker mention going down to the river in "Reverie on the Harlem River"?
(a) Three p.m.
(b) Five a.m.
(c) Two a.m.
(d) Ten p.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the sign that the speaker of "Bad Morning" is indeed having a bad morning?

2. In "Angels Wings," what does the speaker say the angel's wings are as white as?

3. What race was Langston Hughes?

4. What kind of cadence is "The Weary Blues" written in?

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

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