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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section V: Distance Nowhere.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What women are surrounding the speaker in "Sylvester's Dying Bed"?
(a) "Mother Mary, sweet angel of mine."
(b) "All the womens in the town."
(c) "The two best women I ever did meet."
(d) "My mama and wife, lights of my life."

2. What is Hughes known as being the originator of?
(a) Modernist poetry.
(b) Jazz poetry.
(c) Slam poetry.
(d) African American poetry.

3. What are the tambourines being played for in "Tambourines"?
(a) Peace.
(b) A funeral.
(c) A wedding.
(d) Glory.

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

5. How does the speaker specifically describe the tulips in "Garden"?
(a) As peaceful and calm.
(b) As on their knees.
(c) As looking dopey with their big "heads."
(d) As boring without many leaves.

Short Answer Questions

1. What annoying habit of his Baby does the speaker address in "Morning After"?

2. What is one way Sylvester knows he is dying in "Sylvester's Dying Bed"?

3. Where does the speaker find himself after dying in the poem "Judgment Day"?

4. What language, other than English, is used in the poem "Havana Dreams"?

5. Who is listening to the stories Aunt Sue tells in "Aunt Sue's Stories"?

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