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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. What does the speaker say the sea is a wilderness of in "Long Trip"?
(a) Of all of God's creations.
(b) Of beauty.
(c) Of waves.
(d) Of animals.

2. What does the title "Litany" refer to?
(a) A prayer.
(b) A city in Africa.
(c) All of these answers are correct.
(d) A city in the South.

3. What 2 places does the speaker go to in "Young Gal's Blues"?
(a) The graveyard and the poor house.
(b) The post office and the grocery store.
(c) The doctor's office and the hospital.
(d) The beauty shop and the nail salon.

4. What question does the Klan ask the speaker in "Ku Klux"?
(a) "Do you believe in God?"
(b) "Do you believe / In the great white race?"
(c) "How did you get here / Onto our great land?"
(d) "Are you afraid?"

5. What does the speaker say is a strong thing in "Spirituals"?
(a) Nature.
(b) Hatred.
(c) Water.
(d) Song.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is all that a snail knows in "Snail"?

2. How does the speaker describe the trumpet player's music in "Trumpet Player"?

3. What is Langston Hughes known for?

4. Who is playing music in "The Weary Blues"?

5. What does the word "tom-toms" refer to in "Danse Africaine"?

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