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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. Where does the playboy mentioned in "Gone Boy" NOT go at the end of the poem?
(a) His parents' house.
(b) The grocery store.
(c) Home.
(d) Work.

2. In "Water-Front Streets," where does the speaker claim to carry "beauties"?
(a) In his mind and soul.
(b) In his heart and dreams.
(c) In his diary.
(d) In his photo album.

3. Who is playing music in "The Weary Blues"?
(a) A black man.
(b) A white man.
(c) A black woman.
(d) A white woman.

4. What did the speaker's lover in "Lover's Return" come home to do?
(a) Cry.
(b) Sleep.
(c) Cook.
(d) Die.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. How does the speaker first attempt suicide in "Life Is Fine"?

5. In "Angels Wings," what does the speaker say the angel's wings are as white as?

(see the answer key)

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