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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 annoying habit of his Baby does the speaker address in "Morning After"?
(a) Leaving dishes out all the time.
(b) Sneezing.
(c) Drooling.
(d) Snoring.

2. Who selected the poems in "Selected Poems of Langston Hughes"?
(a) His mom.
(b) Langston Hughes himself.
(c) His editor.
(d) His wife.

3. What did the speaker's lover also pawn when he/she pawned the speaker's watch?
(a) Brain.
(b) Youth.
(c) Sanity.
(d) Heart.

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

5. What is Langston Hughes known for?
(a) Being a poet.
(b) Being an essayist.
(c) Being a social activist.
(d) All of these answers are correct.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the congregation crying out to in "Shout"?

2. What is "Prayer Meeting" an example of?

3. Which two countries are mentioned in "Seascape"?

4. In the poem "Spirituals," what strong items does the speaker look to put his hands on?

5. What is Big Boy going to do with the object on his shoulders in "Catch"?

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