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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section VI: After Hours.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the trumpet player have beneath his eyes in "Trumpet Player"?
(a) "The guilt of sins from yesterday."
(b) "The glow of a man on fire inside."
(c) "The shining light of an angel."
(d) "Dark moons of weariness."

2. Who is the congregation crying out to in "Shout"?
(a) The couple getting married that day.
(b) Jesus.
(c) The other church across the street.
(d) The newspaper reporter.

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

4. Who sends the speaker a letter in "Personal"?
(a) The devil.
(b) His wife.
(c) God.
(d) His mother.

5. What kind of pain does the woman feel in "Strange Hurt"?
(a) A "Godlike" pain.
(b) A "heart" pain.
(c) A "silent" pain.
(d) A "queer" pain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Indian merchantman doing in "Seascape"?

2. When did Langston Hughes live?

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

4. What does the speaker say the sea is a wilderness of in "Long Trip"?

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

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