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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section XI: Madam to You.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the speaker claim the wine-maiden's lips are as sweet as in "Midnight Dancer"?
(a) Sugar.
(b) Purple dew.
(c) Honey.
(d) Molasses.

2. What question does the number runner ask Madam in "Madam and the Number Writer"?
(a) "Is that big frown / 'Cause your husband's around?"
(b) "But suppose / You goes to hell?"
(c) "What would you say / To a date today?
(d) "You sure look nice / Serving that rice."

3. What are the waves kissing in "Moonlight Night: Carmel"?
(a) Seashells.
(b) The moon.
(c) A mermaid's hair.
(d) A beautiful woman's feet.

4. What are the tambourines being played for in "Tambourines"?
(a) Glory.
(b) Peace.
(c) A funeral.
(d) A wedding.

5. In "As I Grew Older," what does the speaker say he had nearly forgotten?
(a) His wallet.
(b) His mother.
(c) His father.
(d) His dream.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which color hands are NOT mentioned in "Daybreak in Alabama"?

2. In the poem "Fire," who does the author say he has had more women than?

3. What nickname does Sylvester give himself in "Sylvester's Dying Bed"?

4. In "Little Old Letter," the speaker claims never to have been so lonely since when?

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

(see the answer key)

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