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

2. In the poem "Fire," who does the author say he has had more women than?
(a) Than the president had votes.
(b) Than Pharoah had wives.
(c) Than the gardener had tomatoes.
(d) Than the forest had trees.

3. Who is playing music in "The Weary Blues"?
(a) A white woman.
(b) A black woman.
(c) A white man.
(d) A black man.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the speaker comment about one's sweetheart in "Reverie on the Harlem River"?

2. What did the speaker's lover do in "Late Last Night" that caused his/her heart to break?

3. What does the speaker say is a strong thing in "Spirituals"?

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

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

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