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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. Which of the following does the speaker NOT claim to have been in "Negro"?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A worker.
(c) A slave.
(d) A singer.

2. What does the speaker comment about one's sweetheart in "Reverie on the Harlem River"?
(a) That she's a lying, cheating fake.
(b) That she's as beautiful as the sunset.
(c) That she's as beautiful as the sunrise.
(d) That he wishes she'd never been born.

3. What is the Indian merchantman doing in "Seascape"?
(a) Being buried.
(b) Going out to sea.
(c) Getting married.
(d) Coming home.

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

5. Where is the speaker stuck between in "Border Line"?
(a) Living and dying.
(b) Harlem and Queens.
(c) His wife's house and his girlfriend's house.
(d) A rock and a hard place.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What are the waves cutting the darkness with in "Moonlight Night: Carmel"?

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

4. What major era did Hughes contribute to?

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

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