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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section IX: Magnolia Flowers.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Negro Speaks of Rivers," what does the speaker say his souls has done similar to a river?
(a) Flown with anger.
(b) Grown deep.
(c) Washed everything clean.
(d) Rushed to the ocean.

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

3. What does the speaker in "Cross" take back in regard to his father?
(a) His books.
(b) Money.
(c) A car.
(d) Curses.

4. Who is listening to the stories Aunt Sue tells in "Aunt Sue's Stories"?
(a) Her husband.
(b) The entire neighborhood.
(c) A "brown-faced child."
(d) No one, which is why the poem is so sad.

5. What did the speaker do with his nickel in "Midnight Raffle"?
(a) Use it to catch a cab at midnight.
(b) Take his wife to a midnight movie.
(c) Put it in a raffle.
(d) Invest it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the waves kissing in "Moonlight Night: Carmel"?

2. Who is the song for in "Genius Child"?

3. What does the speaker hope for her child in the poem "Lament over Love"?

4. Where does Hughes get the title "Feet of Jesus" from for that particular section in "Selected Poems of Langston Hughes"?

5. What does Big Boy want his woman to share with him in "50-50"?

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